Sunday, December 18th.
Wu Yue and Manager Lu counted the heads on their fingers together in the office.
"We arrived in Los Angeles, hired a local tour guide, four bodyguards and drivers, and rented a minibus."
"FV Club first team, second team, SUG The five main players of the club, plus you, me, the team manager, the coach, and the analyst, there are 20 people in total, plus two translators and three photographers for the documentary, so there are 25 people.”
“There are still five people left.”
“Bring a team doctor to ensure the health of the team members. You can also take everyone to do some simple physical training in the hotel to maintain their physical condition. ."
"There are still four people left."
Wu Yue counted on his fingers, but he couldn't find enough.
The main reason is that Mr. Pei gave too many places. Wu Yue even brought three photographers. Others include translators, team leaders, coaches, analysts, team doctors and other necessary logistics. We had all the people brought, but there were still four people missing. I really didn’t know who to bring.
Although Mr. Pei has no special requirements for the identity of the personnel, after all, this is a business trip, so some of the people he brings must have something to do with the game, right?
Mr. Pei was very generous and acted as if he was asking everyone to travel to Los Angeles at public expense. However, Wu Yue did not dare to actually go on a public expense tour, and was under great pressure.
Given several million, what if we can’t get good results!
Manager Lu suggested: "Mr. Wu, our club is fully equipped with just these people, and we really can't think of more candidates. Why don't you ask Mr. Zhang and see where he is?" Is there any suitable candidate?"
"After all, Mr. Pei is the one who funded the trip, and the remaining four places will bring people from Tengda, which makes the situation more reasonable. Moreover, such a high-standard public expense trip. , the employees at Tenda would also like to come."
Wu Yue suddenly nodded: "Yes, ask Mr. Zhang."
"In that case, I will give it to Mr. Zhang." Call, you call Mr. Ding Ganding of SUG Club.”
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DGE E-Sports Club.
Zhang Yuan: "There are four places left? No one can choose?"
"Well...it's no problem if we have four people here. I think... Think about it."
After listening to Wu Yue explaining the situation on the phone, Zhang Yuan fell into deep thought.
When the FV Club went on an expedition, Mr. Pei personally checked in and gave a very high standard of food and accommodation, and it was also mandatory to bring 30 people with him!
And this does not include the tour guides and bodyguards hired locally in Los Angeles.
Why bring so many people?
Now let alone China, even the e-sports environment around the world is still relatively informal. Not to mention anything else, in the past two years, domestic professional players often played games at their own expense, sleeping on the street and eating instant noodles in cold water.Love is always heard.
Especially for this kind of international competition, because the expenses after going abroad are high, so we should save as much as possible in terms of expenses. The fewer the number of people, the better.
But Mr. Pei gave him treatment that far exceeded the specifications. Why is this?
After Zhang Yuan briefly thought about it, he immediately thought of two points: first, to show the outside world Tenda’s financial resources and emphasis on e-sports through FV Club; second, to ensure logistics at all costs. Try to get as good a result as possible!
Because FV Club has been bound to Tenda, the better the performance of FV Club, the more shameless Tenda will be, and relatively speaking, it will be more embarrassing for FV Club and Longyu Group.
Whether you get a bonus or not is secondary. The key is popularity and advertising effect.
So, the entourage this time is definitely not traveling, they must be more or less useful.
Zhang Yuan said: "If you look at the entire Tengda Group, there are really four more suitable candidates, but I don't know if they are willing to go."
"Ye Zhizhou, Min Jingchao, Bao Xu, Zhou Pengyuan.”
“Ye Zhizhou is the person in charge of Yangyang Games and a game designer. He was once responsible for the operation of the ioi national server. He is very familiar with the various data of ioi. Of course, his understanding is limited to The previous old version."
"Min Jingchao, GOG's designer, has been responsible for game design and numerical balance since GOG was launched."
"Bao Xu, Tenda Games. A veteran designer and a hardcore gamer, he is proficient in most games, including GOG and ioi. He also has rich travel experience, good physical fitness, and strong ability to withstand stress."
"Zhou Pengyuan, formerly DGE. The player in the command position of the club’s second team is really older and his condition has declined significantly. He has decided to retire and return to the DGE club as the head coach some time ago. He has rich game experience and is proficient in GOG’s various tactics.”< /p>
“These four people have absolutely the best understanding of GOG and ioi, and they should be able to provide you with guidance on strategy formulation and data analysis.”
“The only problem is... ...I have to ask Mr. Pei for advice on this matter."
"Except Zhou Pengyuan is now the head coach of DGE and I can arrange it, the other three are either Tengda veterans or department heads, who are the same as me. I can’t command you even if you’re on the same level.”
Wu Yue on the other end of the phone was stunned: “Mr. Zhang, there’s no need for this!”
"Our club went to Los Angeles to play a game, but the heads and chief designers of the two core game departments of Tenda Group accompanied us? This... seems a little inappropriate."
Zhang Yuan Said: "Don't worry about this. Whether it is appropriate or not is something that Mr. Pei has to consider. If Mr. Pei is afraid of delaying work and refuses to go, then I will consider other candidates."
Wu Yue After thinking about it, it was right, so he nodded: "Okay, Mr. Zhang,Then I'll just wait for the news. ”
Zhang Yuan hung up the phone and immediately called Mr. Pei to explain the situation.
On the other end of the phone, Pei Qian had just gotten up and was having brunch at Moyu Internet Cafe.
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Hearing that Zhang Yuan wanted to transfer Ye Zhizhou and Min Jingchao, Pei Qian's eyes lit up and he readily agreed.
"No problem! Let them go! And this matter must be done, there is no shirk! ”
Pei Qian is worried about not being able to arrange them.
Now Ye Zhizhou is responsible for the operation of the overseas version of GOG, and Min Jingchao is responsible for the update of the new version of GOG and domestic operations. These two people can be said to be Pei Qian’s current leaders.
If they work a little harder, GOG's market share will increase a lot!
The better they do their job, the harder it will be for Mr. Pei to lose money! The higher it is.
This time Pei Qian has arranged a schedule for the entire FV club team until the end of next month, which is the end of the ioi global finals.
Pei Qian is completely determined. I don’t think FV Club can win the championship. After all, European and American teams started early, trained a lot, and have to adapt to the version first. Why should FV Club, a team that was reorganized in the middle of less than a month, compete with the established European and American teams?
< p>Most of them were eliminated in the quarter-finals, or at most the semi-finals.But being eliminated does not affect their continued travel in Los Angeles.
Other clubs are eliminated! I booked a flight back to my country the next day. This is inhumane. The team members work hard to train and finally get a visa to go abroad.
So, No matter what the FV club's results are, Pei Qian will ask them to stay in Los Angeles until the end of the ioi global finals.
So, Ye Zhizhou and Min Jingchao, two close friends, went to Los Angeles for a whole month. Time, isn’t GOG’s work completely slowed down and stagnant?
Even if these two people want to work online, there is a time difference of more than ten hours between Jingzhou and Los Angeles, one is during the day and the other is at night. When they woke up, Tengda was off work.
So Pei Qian didn't think much about it and agreed
As for the list. Pei Qian thinks that Bao Xu and Zhou Pengyuan are dispensable, but since Zhang Yuan wants people, let them go, and they can still spend more money to get a quota.
Zhang Yuan also said. I was very touched.
Mr. Pei really trusts me. The head of such an important department just gave it to me!
Immediately call these four people and ask them to make arrangements. Work handover, preparing to apply for an expedited visa.
A few minutes later, Bao Xu, who was happily playing games at his workstation, received a call from Zhang Yuan.
His call came. His expression changed from comfort to shock, then to shock and confusion.
After hanging up the phone, Bao Xu froze at his desk and began to think about life.
< p>...On the other side, in the SUG club, Ding Gan also received a call from Manager Lu.
"What? Taking five members of the SUG club's ioi branch to Los Angeles???"
Ding Gan almost thought he heard wrong.
After listening to Manager Lu tell the whole story, Ding Gan still did not recover from his confusion.
I never expected that my team was eliminated in the domestic qualifying competition and did not get a spot for the ioi World Championship, but it ended up going to Los Angeles anyway?
This time, the members of the SUG club are serving as sparring partners.
Because this team is considered a top-notch team in the country, and its strength is only about the same as the other two participating teams.
Being swept 3:0 in the last game was not entirely a matter of strength, but mainly due to a broken mentality and insufficient tactical reserves.
Since the qualifying round, the members of the ioi division have been dejected for a long time.
I originally had the opportunity to go to the World Championships to show my face, but the result was a world of difference. Who can withstand this!
But now, things seem to be taking a turn for the better.
Although they can’t go to the World Championships, it’s good for the team members to relax with such a high standard of publicly funded travel!
Ding Gan thought about it and realized that he really had no reason to refuse.
The only question is, why did Mr. Pei do this?
Ding Gan thought hard.
"Could it be that...this is some kind of hint from Mr. Pei?"
"Mr. Pei has always been clear about love and hate, and has a degree of rewards and punishments. Previously, SUG was restricted by the GPL quota. There was a conflict with Mr. Pei about the matter, so he was removed from the GPL, but Mr. Pei did not kill everyone, but gave him a GDL quota."
"It was the same this time. Mr. Pei reorganized the FV club and squeezed it out. SUG lost its place in the World Championship. This is not against the SUG club, but Pei is always humane. He paid for our team members to go to Los Angeles, saying they were sparring partners, but they were treated to good food and drinks, and stayed in a five-star hotel. Such treatment. It's better than traveling."
"Pei is always an open-minded person! The SUG club has offended him, but it still ignores the past... On the other hand, Longyu Group said it well before, once SUG is eliminated. Just throw it away like a pair of worn out shoes..."
"Let's judge!"
Thinking of this, Ding Gan immediately nodded and said: "Okay, thank you Mr. Pei for your kindness. Yes!"
"But I have a reluctant request."
"Can I go to Los Angeles with you? Don't worry, I just want to go out for a few days. I will pay for all the expenses here. You only need to take care of the expenses of the five team members. I will play by myself when I get to Los Angeles and will not disturb the daily training."
Manager Lu thought for a moment: "Mr. Ding, you are here. If you want to come, of course you can.”
Since Ding Gan pays for it at his own expense, it doesn’t matter.It's so easy to say, he wants to go to Los Angeles, can Manager Lu and Wu Yue stop him?
I have brought thirty people with me, and I don’t care if I bring one more.
What's more, the SUG players help with sparring. Ding Gan is the owner of the SUG club, so he has to give him this face.
......
After settling the SUG club, Manager Lu returned to Wu Yue's office.
"Mr. Wu, the SUG club has made arrangements!"
Wu Yue nodded: "Well, the remaining four places are also available."
< p>"Mr. Pei attaches great importance to FV Club's trip to Los Angeles this time. Now our team can be said to be the ultimate dream team!""Look at the four new people who have joined, they are GOG designers. , former operations manager of ioi national server, senior game designer of Tenda Games, former star command player of GOG... plus our own coaches, analysts and members of the three teams, the reserve strength is simply overwhelming!"< /p>
Manager Lu’s face was filled with shock after Wu Yue introduced the four new members.
Is it okay if even GOG’s chief designer goes there in person?
It’s so magical!
This is equivalent to the GOG Global Invitational Tournament. The chief designer of Zhitou Company personally conducts data analysis for a certain club. Killing a chicken with a sledgehammer is not enough to describe this kind of behavior!
The current data analysis team of FV Club can be said to be the ultimate gorgeous one.
What’s more important is that Ye Zhizhou and Min Jingchao are not fighting alone. Behind them are the two game departments of Yangyang Games and Tenda Games. If they encounter any problems, they can directly hand them over to them. Department designers work together to solve the problem.
Manager Lu couldn't help but sigh: "If you put it this way, we don't need an account on the ioi world server!"
"What kind of high-end game is RANK? We brought it Three teams, fifteen people, it’s enough to just practice with yourself!”
“The members of the first team can play training games with the second team and SUG respectively, and then the second team can play with SUG. When testing the strength of the lineup in a training match, members of a team can listen to analysts review and explain tactics. "
"In odd moments, players can be divided into groups to practice laning to maintain their feel. Isn’t it much more efficient than high-level RANK?”
Manager Lu and Wu Yue were hesitant before going to Los Angeles, mainly because they were worried that they would not be able to get a high-end account there and the training effect could not be guaranteed.
You can’t go over there and solo queue from scratch, right?
But there is no need for it now. As long as there are enough people, the training schedule will naturally be full. It doesn’t matter whether you have a high-end account or not.
Wu Yue immediately became more motivated: "Everything is ready. We must train well this time. If we don't get good results, we will be sorry for Mr. Pei!"