October 24th, Monday.

The Damage Control Executives meeting was held as usual last Saturday.

However, there was nothing particularly noteworthy.

Since this cycle had only just begun, the development work of each department was still in its initial stages. Moreover, everyone was basically doing things according to President Pei's requirements, so there were no signs of profit.

Even if there might be profits, or if there was collaboration between various departments, that would be a matter for the last month of the cycle.

So, Pei Qian was much more relaxed.

Of course, even so, the Damage Control Executives meeting still had to be held as usual; he couldn't afford to let his guard down.

Today was Monday, and Pei Qian planned to first make a trip to DGE Club.

Previously, Old Ma's coin-scattering campaign on Weibo had only achieved mediocre results, but the livestream was a great success. The old members of DGE Club had promoted him like crazy, and it had immediately created a virtuous cycle effect. Even now, Old Ma's Weibo was still gaining tens of thousands of fans every day, which was truly outrageous.

Fortunately, online popularity came quickly and went quickly. The heat from Old Ma's livestream with the old members of DGE Club had gradually subsided.

As for the fans on Old Ma's Weibo, they were basically just craving his money, and Pei Qian didn't feel any immediate danger.

Therefore, Pei Qian planned to completely sever the connection between Ma Yang and DGE Club!

What if Old Ma saw that his fan growth was slowing down and went to play an exhibition match with the DGE Club members as "Coach Ma"? Then he would gain fans again, and that would be a huge hidden danger.

He had to find a way to dissipate all the heat that Old Ma shouldn't have had in the first place.

So, Pei Qian headed to DGE Club first, to pull the rug out from under him.

…

In DGE Club, the ten new members had just finished breakfast and were doing custom practice.

This was a signature training exercise of DGE Club and had been proven to be effective, so even though it was tedious, everyone practiced very seriously.

Seeing President Pei arrive, Zhang Yuan quickly stood up. "President Pei!"

Pei Qian nodded and went with Zhang Yuan to the conference room, not wanting to disturb the members' practice.

"President Pei, is there any instruction this time?" Zhang Yuan was a little excited.

More than a month had passed since the Global Invitational Tournament ended, and all the clubs had fallen into a state of relative confusion.

Before, in order to prepare for the Global Invitational Tournament, each club had invested money and poached players, and they were also negotiating cooperation with emerging live streaming platforms, creating a lively scene.

The Global Invitational Tournament had indeed brought these clubs a huge amount of attention, but once the competition was over, the attention slowly declined.

The next Global Invitational Tournament wouldn't be until this time next year at the earliest.

So, in the short term, neither the players nor the clubs were particularly motivated.

Zhang Yuan was now not only responsible for the daily training of DGE Club, but he was also the link between the various clubs and Tengda, responsible for arranging the club's training schedule.

It was obvious that everyone was not particularly attentive. They just casually played the training matches, and the star players focused more of their energy on live streaming.

The various clubs were turning a blind eye to this and wouldn't interfere too much.

Zhang Yuan felt that it was excusable to relax after the competition, but being so lazy and wasting time was a bit inappropriate.

But he didn't have any good way to change this.

And today, President Pei had come specifically… was it because of this matter?

Pei Qian took a sip of tea and said, "I've already told Boss Ma to stop asking DGE's members to do live streams with him, so as not to affect everyone's daily training."

Zhang Yuan was stunned for a moment. "Huh?"

"Uh, President Pei, actually this doesn't matter. All the clubs don't have any particularly urgent training plans right now. The members were going to do live streams anyway, and bringing Boss Ma along can balance the strength a bit…"

Pei Qian: "?"

Whose side are you on, Zhang Yuan!

Pei Qian's expression turned serious. "How can that be? Our club is a formal club. The members and us have an equal relationship. Their task is to play well in the competition, not to play games with the boss."

"So, we also have to be strict with ourselves and correct our position. We can be managers, but we can't be masters. There is an essential difference here, understand?"

Zhang Yuan couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.

President Pei… is so official?

Even with Boss Ma, who is a trusted subordinate and close friend, he's still so strict?

Strictly speaking, Boss Ma's request to the old members of DGE Club to play games together and bring him attention was indeed a bit of using public resources for private gain, which wasn't particularly appropriate.

But thinking about it carefully, this matter wasn't that serious, and the members didn't take it to heart either.

Even so, President Pei had clearly told Boss Ma not to disturb everyone's daily training anymore. Private friendships are one thing, and work is another.

One thing is one thing, and he distinguishes them clearly!

Zhang Yuan suddenly understood. President Pei was setting rules and setting an example for DGE Club and even the entire GOG professional scene!

The domestic e-sports industry was just starting out, and many clubs were the playthings of rich second generations. Their management was very irregular. Some members could stay in their positions as long as they played games with the boss and had a good relationship with him. This was obviously not a phenomenon that a formal club should have.

And President Pei was leading by example. Even Boss Ma couldn't be an exception. This undoubtedly sent a very clear signal.

It could be seen that President Pei was determined to promote the standardization of the club!

Zhang Yuan couldn't help but feel a sense of awe. "Okay, President Pei, I will definitely supervise the club's training and ensure the club's formality. I will definitely not let those unimportant things distract the players!"

Pei Qian was stunned for a moment, and he was speechless.

I just said, don't let the members play games with Old Ma and bring him attention.

I didn't say anything else!

What do you mean by inferring so many meanings?

Forget it, forget it, the result is the same anyway.

Pei Qian silently took a sip of tea.

Actually, today he came mainly for Old Ma's matter, and he didn't have any other plans.

But since he was here, he might as well ask about the situation of these clubs.

Thinking of this, Pei Qian casually asked, "How is DGE Club doing recently? What about the situation of other clubs?"

Pei Qian was just asking casually, after all, DGE Club and other clubs could still stab him in the back.

Zhang Yuan's spirits lifted.

Here it comes!

President Pei came this time to guide me!

I knew that President Pei had a deeper plan for the entire GOG e-sports industry. The month of letting everyone be was just to let everyone relax after the Global Invitational Tournament.

Now there are new arrangements, right?

Zhang Yuan quickly sorted out his thoughts and began to report to President Pei.

"President Pei, DGE Club is still conducting daily training according to the previous schedule."

"The ten new members we recruited are all very talented. Although they haven't adapted to the pace of the competition very well yet, they are playing better and better under the guidance of the old members like Huang Wang and Jiang Huan."

"But after all, the time is too short. Now DGE Club is at the bottom level of all domestic clubs."

"As for the other clubs, they have fully accepted DGE Club's schedule and training methods. Because they have added fitness training, the physical fitness of the members of these teams has also improved significantly."

"However… the management teams of the various clubs are different after all. We can only guarantee that the old members of DGE Club will not be bullied, and it is impossible to interfere in the internal affairs of the clubs."

"Of course, the various clubs will give us some face and dare not bully the people who come out of our club."

"After the Global Invitational Tournament, the champion and runner-up teams and core players will definitely receive the most attention. Now the various clubs are just playing training matches as usual, and the members are doing live streams in their other time."

"However… there haven't been any competitions recently, so the effect of the training matches is not very good. Everyone is playing more casually."

"The live streaming platform has been developing very quickly recently, and it has been offering higher and higher prices to some unsigned star players."

"At the same time, the live streaming platform and the club are also developing cooperation, so although the clubs are all friendly, the competition for excellent members is becoming more and more intense."

Pei Qian became vigilant instantly.

The live streaming platform is offering higher and higher prices?

The clubs are competing more and more fiercely for excellent members?

This is not an optimistic signal!

Pei Qian knew very well that the popularity of the live streaming platform would definitely increase, and there would be more and more users. With more hot money, the income of the streamers would definitely rise.

And the players of e-sports clubs are obviously a higher level of existence than all game streamers.

Except for a few streamers who have obvious personal styles and are good at creating gimmicks, most viewers still like to watch strong players.

Because the spirit of e-sports is to speak with strength, and noobs don't deserve applause.

Then, clubs will inevitably have extremely high commercial value. Whether it is various sponsorships or live streaming platform contract commissions, there must be profit channels.

And DGE Club has now inexplicably stood at the top of all clubs, which is the most outrageous thing.

Then, according to this, will the live streaming platform give DGE's members bigger contracts? Give the club more money?

Will more sponsors come to them?

When other clubs come to DGE to buy people, will they be more willing to pay high prices?

If the transfer fees are directly raised to millions or even tens of millions, that would be terrible!

DGE Club is now a mecca in the minds of many internet addicts. If another club buys one, someone will immediately break their head to get in. They sell one and earn a sum, and then sell another and earn another sum. This is endless.

Moreover, increasing popularity means that the entire environment will become more chaotic, capital will create a lot of bubbles after entering, and these bubbles will greatly increase the risk of DGE Club making money.

For most clubs, popularity is good, but for Pei Qian, he is afraid to avoid it.

Although it seems that there is no such danger in the short term, this risk must be prevented in the long term.

Pei Qian can't control how much money other clubs make, but DGE Club must make as little money as possible.

But… how can we continue to reduce DGE Club's income?

He can't be too excessive. It's not appropriate to directly reject all income. He must be justified.

Or change his thinking and think of other ways to spend money, increase revenue and reduce expenditure. As long as he spends more, it is equivalent to earning less.

Pei Qian fell into deep thought.

Zhang Yuan was overjoyed. Here it comes, the Thinker Pei!

He didn't dare to disturb him and waited patiently for President Pei to finish thinking.

After thinking for a moment, Pei Qian said, "The live streaming platform is offering higher and higher prices, and the teams are competing more and more fiercely for people. In a sense, this is a good thing. This means that the entire GOG e-sports scene is gaining more attention."

"However, we must also be vigilant about the risks behind this."

"Will the intervention of the live streaming platform, offering higher salaries than the clubs, make many players focus on making money through live streaming and have no intention of competing?"

"Will the increasingly fierce competition between the teams lead to some unfair competition and manipulation of contracts?"

"This is something we must guard against. If we don't do this well, the entire GOG e-sports environment will be affected."

"I think it is necessary to establish another department to make unified management of the operation of the entire GOG e-sports environment!"