It seems that the leaders of these clubs are all wrong.
The first ones to say they wanted to come to Jingzhou were some small clubs that had not prepared much money.
They originally thought that the money they prepared for this time was not enough, and it would be difficult to buy core players. At most, they could buy an assistant in the command position. However, they never expected that Mr. Pei would give them one. The core players have made up for the shortcomings they need most!
Moreover, Mr. Pei did not ask for a high price, but directly gave all clubs a similar uniform price.
Of the 3 million in transfer fees, 2.2 million was returned to the club to improve the training environment.
For these relatively poor clubs, Mr. Pei is obviously giving them extra favors and care!
I am very grateful and have nothing to repay.
The Tenda Group on Mr. Pei’s side has a big business and is not short of money. How can these clubs repay the favor?
The only thing I can do is 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. This also makes people think that Jingzhou has some magic power.
The 2.2 million returned by Mr. Pei needs to be spent. Jingzhou has relevant supporting facilities, which is most suitable.
What’s more, Jingzhou is closer to Tenda, DGE Club is a club owned by Tenda, and Manager Zhang is Mr. Pei’s confidant. If Tenda has any policy changes or gameplay adjustments, the resident in Beijing Clubs in the state will definitely get the news faster.
With clubs gathering together in Jingzhou, it is more convenient to play offline training matches. The effect of offline matches is even better than online matches.
After comprehensive consideration, these small clubs immediately felt that moving to Jingzhou was a very good choice.
Small clubs have expressed their opinions one after another, and these big clubs are also hesitant.
If several small clubs have moved, will there be any problems if we don’t move?
Will it fall behind in terms of training matches and version news?
Will he not be recognized by Mr. Pei and receive official attention?
At present, the development of e-sports is still in its infancy stage, and it is still too far away from the idea of "one club's home stadium in each city". For these clubs, the best option is to gather in places with abundant resources.
After forming a cluster effect, all clubs can benefit from it.
So, these clubs quickly reached a consensus and decided to move to Jingzhou!
Pei Qian, on the other hand, looked confused and embarrassed.
What do you mean!
The H4 Club came to Jingzhou, but they were deceived by Huang Wang. What happened to you?
The contract hasn’t even been signed yet, so everyone is rushing to Jingzhou?
What a psycho!
Pei Qian said helplessly: "It doesn't matter.Actually, I think Magic City is pretty good, it’s the same everywhere, it doesn’t mean you have to move to Jingzhou. "
The club managers were very moved, and then expressed their determination.
"Don't worry, Mr. Pei, this is our own choice! "
"Yes, we have thought about it carefully, and now no one can try to drive us away from Jingzhou! ”
“Mr. Pei, we will handle the moving matter ourselves and will never cause you any trouble!” "
Pei Qian: "..."
Yes, it has strengthened the misunderstanding of these people, and they are all excited.
Pei Qian looked at the club The managers had a determined look on their faces, knowing that nothing they could say was useless, so they could only sigh silently.
Okay, come if you want.
Jingzhou. It's so big, can I add a cover?
Pei Qian was at a loss and said to Zhang Yuan: "You can do the signing of the contract, I'll leave first. ”
Zhang Yuan nodded: “Don’t worry, Mr. Pei, I will arrange it!” ”
……
Evening.
Zhang Yuan has signed contracts with other clubs, and in accordance with President Pei’s requirements, he will provide the remaining nine players with Their destinations have also been arranged.
But this time, the nine players do not have to leave Jingzhou.
The two major clubs also called the boss to discuss it in detail. After this, the boss was also impressed by President Pei’s sincerity, and finally the seven clubs unanimously decided to move the GOG branch to Jingzhou!
So, as long as the nine old players of the DGE club, Just stay here and wait for the clubs to move before picking them up.
After learning that everyone was going their separate ways, Jiang Huan and others were a little sad.
However, After Zhang Yuan enlightened everyone, this sentimental mood was quickly diluted by excitement.
Finally, he can go to the World Invitational Tournament!
Huang Wang was bought by the H4 club. Let's go and participate in the World Invitational Tournament. These team members are more or less envious.
As a professional player, who doesn't want to stand on the highest stage to prove himself?
So, Although everyone is very reluctant to leave the DGE club, they also look forward to being able to stand on the stage of the World Finals like Huang Wang.
The current result is already the best result.
The team members have all found a home to make up for their shortcomings, so that they can be the main force. At the same time, the club has moved to Jingzhou. In the future, if they want to gather often or go back to the DGE club, that is also possible. It's very convenient, and everyone's living habits and training habits can be maintained.
The best of both worlds!
After Zhang Yuan comforted the team members, he felt a little mixed. p>I just finished trial training for one position, but I didn’t expect that I would soon have to trial the other nine positions.
After this “clearance sale”, the ten members of the DGE club.Personally, it's equivalent to changing everything. I'm afraid my strength will be out of gear for a long time.
In fact, the best way is to sell part of the team, keep part of it, let the old team members lead the new team members, and then sell the old team members after the new team members grow up. This cycle creates a permanent movement.
But Mr. Pei is very determined and must sell them all.
Zhang Yuan thought for a while, and this did make sense.
Let the old team members stay and lead the new team members. Who should be left behind? All the old players are your favorites. Who are you not going to let play in the World Invitational Tournament?
Neither seems appropriate.
So, Zhang Yuan also made a mistake and let everyone transfer for the sake of the future of the team members.
As for the shortage of talents... let’s take it step by step.
Zhang Yuan came outside the villa, intending to smoke a cigarette and relax.
However, just as he put the cigarette in his mouth, he saw Team Leader Su from the H4 Club rushing over.
"Mr. Zhang, is it convenient? Can you lend me a moment to talk?" Team leader Su looked anxious.
Zhang Yuan could probably guess what he was going to say, so he put away his cigarette and nodded: "Okay."
The two came to the small garden of the villa.
Team leader Su was a little embarrassed, but after careful consideration he said: "Manager Zhang, other clubs have formed a group to buy people, right? What was the result of the buying?"
Obviously, These clubs come to buy people, and the H4 club is the most panicked.
After they bought Huang Wang at the expense of others, they were originally strong contenders for the championship.
But what if other clubs buy two, three or even more members of the DGE club at once?
Isn’t that a dead end?
So, in a sense, the result of the GOG International Invitational Tournament depends on the results of each club's purchases this time.
After this purchase, the paper strength of all clubs will undergo huge changes, which may even make the training before the game meaningless.
Zhang Yuan smiled: "Don't worry, Leader Su."
He briefly introduced Mr. Pei's arrangements to Team Su. To put it simply: everyone The players purchased all have the same transfer fee. The price fluctuates but the difference is not big. Each team is strengthened according to the team's shortcomings. There is no way that a certain team can overwhelm other teams after buying players. Condition.
After listening to this, Team Leader Su was both surprised and grateful.
The surprising thing is that the paper strength of each club after buying people is about the same, but after all, the H4 club has the foundation and has been running in for a while, and is still a strong contender for the world championship.
What I am grateful for is that Mr. Pei did not package up and sell the strong team members just because the other party offered a high price!
Leader Su knows from the grapevine that SUG has prepared at least more than 20 million to buy people this time. If nothing else, if they directly offer a large priceIf you buy Jiang Huan with the money, and then use the remaining money to grab two less expensive players, what else is the H4 club doing?
Mr. Pei sold all the players at the average price. It’s hard to say whether there were any other considerations, but part of the reason was definitely to protect 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, so it was considered a regular customer. Although it is blameless for Mr. Pei to sell the players according to the method of selling the players to the highest bidder, this approach of taking care of the interests of the H4 club is still quite touching.
"Thank you, Manager Zhang, thank you, Mr. Pei! We will definitely keep this kindness in our hearts!" Team Leader Su was overjoyed. This transfer result is also the least bad result for their club.
Zhang Yuan smiled: "You don't have to be polite, Team Leader Su. You may think that Mr. Pei is doing this with your interests in mind, but in fact he is not. I think Mr. Pei is considering the entire ecology and the entire environment! "
Leader Su was stunned: "How do you say this?"
Zhang Yuan thought for a moment and said seriously: "I think Mr. Pei is regulating GOG's video. Competition ecology can be considered from at least three aspects!"
"First of all, the Global Invitational Tournament is coming, and the result of this selling will directly determine whether there is any suspense about the Global Invitational Tournament."
“The main purpose of Mr. Pei’s Global Invitational Tournament is to provide the world with a series of entertaining events. If the strength gap between the teams is too large and the competition becomes a showdown, it will be boring!”< /p>
“Ensuring that there is back-and-forth and full of suspense can stimulate discussions among players to the greatest extent and promote the GOG game.”
“Secondly, prevent conflicts between clubs. The Matthew Effect."
"In the e-sports industry, money is not everything, but you can't build a dynasty just by burning money and poaching people, but everything is impossible without money. Hugh."
"But whether you have money or not is actually a relative concept."
"If you have money, you can recruit and buy people at will. All outstanding players are concentrated under their own clubs, and those small clubs with no money will fall into a vicious cycle of no money, no attention, and no results."
"Once you fall into this kind of 'strongest will always be the best! In a strong Matthew Effect, big clubs are of course happy because they can monopolize the resources and attention of the entire league, but small clubs will gradually become unsustainable, and the gap in the entire league will become wider and wider, and they will gradually collapse or appear. It’s a situation of “everyone is in trouble”, dominating at home and being abused abroad.”
“Now, the strength of each club is similar, so if the club wants to win, it must improve its project management and personnel training. , version analysis and other aspects, there will be no absolute strong teams and weak teams, and the ecosystem will be healthier."
"Finally, prevent excessive capital intervention from affecting the entire e-sports environment."
“The burning of money affects not only the clubThe club, and the players. Many team members were originally Internet-addicted teenagers, and they suddenly received an annual salary and signing fee of one to two million. This salary level was actually supported by popularity and capital. "
"But the team members may not realize this. They may swell, get lost, and compare themselves to each other. "
"For some players, if they simply get a sky-high contract, while others' salary is only one-tenth of his salary, will the atmosphere of this team be good? ”
“Mr. Pei allows the salary of all team members to fluctuate within a certain range to prevent the team members’ salary levels from getting out of control, so that the club will not invest all the funds in the battle to grab people, but force them to use them. Ensure training base and supporting facilities. ”
“This will create a more benign ecology for the club and the players. In the long run, it will be of great help to the entire GOG e-sports league system! ”
Team Su suddenly understood and nodded frequently.
Well, it makes sense when you hear it this way!
E-sports is still in its reckless stage now. , clubs are divided into two types, one is a relatively old club that generates electricity with love, which has no money, but has a better atmosphere, heritage and management; the other is a rich second-generation club where local tycoons intervene, which has money, but often has chaotic management. People are impetuous.
Both types of clubs have their own problems. If they are allowed to grow freely, it will definitely be a rich second-generation club that spends money to recruit people and destroys the ecology, and then wastes talented players in waste management. In the end, all clubs will not be in trouble.
Under this kind of disordered competition, the road to formalization of e-sports will become far away. This action is equivalent to preventing wealthy clubs from engaging in price wars and learning to work hard on management and training of players.
In the short term, it gives up some benefits; in the long term, it allows GOG. The league can develop better!
Team leader Su couldn’t help but give a thumbs up: “I understand! Mr. Pei’s move is really far-sighted! "
"However, although Mr. Pei's original intention was not to take care of our club, objectively it has the effect of 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. "
Leader Su nodded: "Don't worry, we will go all out to prepare for the war! ”
……
……
September 2, Friday.
The day before the release of “Struggle”.< /p>
Everyone at Tenda Games is still busy preparing for online sales.
The official platform has given enough face, not only negotiating with Tenda Games in advance, but also deciding. The best recommendation position was placed, and Tenda Games was allowed to prepare promotional materials themselves.
The initial publicity warm-up for the game "Struggle" has also been completed.Everyone is looking forward to it.
However, due to the promotional content, players’ understanding has indeed gone astray!
The promotional content of "Struggle" is: the graphics are exquisite, all actions are collected by real people; the choices are diverse and the strategies are rich; the plot is complex and exciting; the dual protagonist mode.
In addition, there are no specific images of the game, nor detailed content descriptions.
When the players saw these slogans, they thought about it for a while, and immediately felt that it was incredible!
What game requires all actions to be collected by real people? This is obviously a large-scale RPG or action game!
Diverse choices and rich strategies should mean that the combat system is complex.
The plot is gripping and the dual-protagonist mode shows a breakthrough in content.
Based on the above analysis, this should be a large-scale action-adventure AAA game with an exciting plot?
Everyone instantly thought of the classic works of some major foreign game manufacturers and were 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 the 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 overwhelming publicity effect is positive or negative...
No one can guess. What will be the reaction after discovering the true situation of "Struggle".
Hu Xianbin has been very worried recently and has lost weight.
As the person in charge of "Struggle", he is the most unsure of himself.
So far, Tenda Games has the myth of being undefeated. Every game released has achieved double success in terms of sales and reputation. If this golden sign falls into your own hands, wouldn’t you become Tenda’s sinner? ?
Of course, in this "Struggle", Mr. Pei's degree of intervention seems to be much higher than in the previous times.
But even if the project fails, no one will think that it is Mr. Pei’s fault.
Hu Xianbin will only feel that Mr. Pei has explained everything in such detail and I haven't done it well yet. This must be my problem!
Li Yada saw the worried Hu Xianbin and sat down next to him.
"What's the matter, are you worried about the launch of the new game?"
Hu Xianbin nodded: "Yes. I really don't know whether this game can be successful! Moreover, The current publicity method seems to be counterproductive..."
Li Yada smiled: "What a coincidence. Do you know "Game Producer"? Before it was launched, Lu Mingliang was just like you. Worried, because after playing it once, everyone felt that there was not enough motivation to play the game."
"Then, Brother Bao put forward a point: We don't think it's fun because the authorities are obsessed with it. I’ve just read the game script, and I’m interested in the various options.I am already familiar with Choidu, and I have prepared spoilers in advance. Naturally, I cannot understand some of the details. ”
“But as a bystander, it feels very special. "
" He said that this was a highbrow attempt by Mr. Pei, and it might lead to him becoming a god, or it might end miserably. President 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 we fail, it is not our failure, let alone Mr. Pei’s failure, but that the current game market is not mature enough to accept such advanced thinking. "
"What happened after the release of "Game Producer" also verified Brother Bao's statement. The game market and players of our era are worthy of such a good game! ”
“Although the entire market is relatively impetuous now, we must have confidence in Mr. Pei and the players! ”
After hearing Li Yada’s words, Hu Xianbin felt relieved a lot.
When “Game Producer” was released, he had not yet come to Tenda, so he didn’t know These things.
Now that I heard that senior Lu Mingliang had the same struggles and struggles as me, but finally succeeded, I felt much more at ease.
Hu Xianbin said. : "Then quickly let Brother Bao play "Struggle" with the mentality of a bystander and analyze this game! "
"Uh... By the way, Brother Bao went on a trip..."
Hu Xianbin originally grabbed a life-saving straw, but after thinking about it, he realized that this was not life-saving. The straw is in Africa now.
I can’t help but feel a little bit more resentful towards Huang Sibo.
Tell me, even if you go on a trip by yourself, you still have to drag Brother Bao along with you! >
Although Brother Bao usually doesn’t work much in the game department, as the saying goes, a family has an old man like a treasure. At this critical moment, the entire department is counting on Brother Bao to answer questions
How can this be done now?
Li Yada smiled: "It doesn't matter, I can roughly guess what Brother Bao will say. "
"In fact, the game "Struggle" is essentially the same as "Game Producer". "
""Game Producer" is a lonely expression of Mr. Pei, so why not "Struggle"? It's just that the former is as an expresser, while the latter is as a living being. "
Hu Xianbin sighed: "But the theme expressed in "Struggle" is obviously sharper and more painful. When playing "Game Maker", I felt a little annoyed at most, and found the narration annoying, but "Struggle" felt heart-breaking, as if it was embodying all the despair in reality. and pain were all mixed together and forced into me. "
"Can players really accept it? "
"Furthermore, the core of this game always feels more difficult to understand and more complicated than "Game Maker". ”
“I think, as Mr. Zhang Zuting said, this theme seems more suitable to be expressed in movies. If it is made into a literary film, it should be more marketable. As for games, there are too many limitations. "
Li Yada was silent for a moment and said, "I think since Mr. Pei chose to use games instead of movies as a carrier, he must have his own ideas. ”
“Maybe it’s because “Better Tomorrow” is too successful, so Mr. Pei doesn’t want to use movies as a carrier anymore, or maybe it’s because there are other considerations when using games as a carrier. ”
“It must be because using games as a carrier can express some content that movies cannot!” ”
“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 some kind of thought. For example, "Lonely Desert Highway" and "Ghost General" are satirizing the current game industry, "Game Producer" is reflecting as a creator, and "Back to the Shore" tortures everyone's heart by breaking the dimensional wall. , allowing players and characters in the game to integrate mentally. "
"We will find that the connotations of these stand-alone games produced by Mr. Pei are getting more and more profound and painful, and the cost of understanding and patience required by players are also constantly increasing. ”
Hu Xianbin thought about it, and it seemed that this was indeed the case.
There is no doubt that Mr. Pei’s games are increasingly encouraging people to quit. “Lonely Desert Highway” is just Boredom turned into provocation in "Excellent Producer", and then turned into multiple attempts to persuade others from difficulty to gameplay.
And in "Struggle", the degree of discouragement seems to be higher than before. Higher!
What does this mean?
Li Yada said: "Mr. Pei obviously does not really want to persuade the players, but is gradually testing the players' emotions through repeated expressions. Psychological endurance is used to express one's deeper thoughts. ”
“A deeper thought will inevitably hurt more and require stronger acceptance. ”
“As an expresser, Mr. Pei actually attaches great importance to the ‘degree’ of expression. A good way of expression determines whether the audience feels 'preachy' or 'philosophical'. "
"Just like "Return to the Shore", Mr. Pei combines the player's mentality with the character choices in the game by breaking the dimensional wall, and then through the difficulty and various details of the game, this kind of The connection is unbreakable. In this way, players can empathize with the world in the game and accept the thoughts that Mr. Pei wants to express. "
"The more dissuasive Mr. Pei's game is, the more it shows that the thoughts expressed in it are hidden deep enough. ”
“Every work of Mr. Pei is actually cultivating players! ”
“Perhaps Mr. Pei made “Struggle” at the beginning, then the players would definitely not accept it or understand it. But now, Mr. PeiMany games have been used to pave the way, and the players' acceptance level is already very high. If "Struggle" is released again, the success rate will be greatly improved! ”
“And this just proves that Mr. Pei is not a reckless person. In terms of expression, he does not force it on the players, but considers the players’ acceptance. If the players' acceptance level is not enough, then cultivate it first, and then express more content after the players' acceptance level is reached. "
Hu Xianbin nodded frequently and asked: "So, Sister Li, what exactly does Mr. Pei want to express in "Struggle"? Class solidification? Matthew effect? Exploitation? Social irrationality? Or is it just describing a phenomenon? "
Li Yada shook her head: "I don't know about this. ”
“Even Brother Bao couldn’t understand Mr. Pei’s thoughts immediately after playing the game. ”
“Mr. Pei’s game is more like a large-scale social experiment. Only enough players participate, and each different player discusses or even quarrels about it and expresses his or her own opinions. Only by exchanging and colliding ideas can we finally arrive at an answer. ”
“So, let’s wait and see! ”