Chapter 18 Saturday, February 18th

Shanghai, FV E-sports Club.

Morning, the team members had just gotten up.

After eating a Moyu Takeout, they began their high-end rank solo queue training. According to the schedule, there would be scrims in the afternoon and evening.

It had been almost a month since they won the IOI World Championship, and during this time, the fate of the FV E-sports Club had changed.

First, Boss Pei forcibly arranged for the entire team to return to the United States for a seven-day tour to relax.

During this period, Wu Yue also took the team to visit several old American clubs for exchanges, tours, and learning.

However, it didn't seem to have much effect. Many team members were a little disappointed because these clubs didn't seem as formal or impressive as the GPL clubs.

But it was a good little episode during the trip.

After returning to China, Wu Yue had been busy with various commercial endorsements, including sponsorships from some digital product, beverage, and peripheral manufacturers, as well as investment intentions from some investors.

The FV club had also transformed from an unknown small club into a popular club, and its valuation had exploded.

Wu Yue originally had a small share of FV club's stock, and this time he made a lot of money.

Wu Yue's initial involvement with the FV club was just a hobby, purely burning money. He didn't expect to get anything out of e-sports.

But he never expected that everything would change because of the day Boss Pei came to Shanghai a few months ago.

Although he gave most of the club's shares to Boss Pei, Wu Yue had no complaints, because if he had kept the club in his hands, he would never have been able to bring the club to its current height with his own power!

Moreover, Wu Yue had not only gained wealth but also fame, realized his dream of playing e-sports, and allowed his team members to win championships in world events. He was so happy that he could laugh in his dreams.

Of course, Wu Yue knew that Boss Pei, as the major shareholder of FV club, must have earned even more.

But Wu Yue didn't feel any jealousy at all, because with Boss Pei's abilities, this achievement was simply a piece of cake, without any difficulty at all.

Compared with Boss Pei's income from other industries, this income must be a drop in the bucket, not worth mentioning, right? Boss Pei probably wouldn't care about this small amount of money.

After the club received a large amount of sponsorship and made money, Wu Yue also changed the club's training base, so that the first and second teams could have a better living and training environment.

He specifically chose a villa near Moyu Takeout and the Managed Fitness Gym, considering all conditions to be as close to Boss Pei's side as possible. After all, the situation in the GPL had already proved that this was the best training model.

Moreover, recently was the period when Tenda Group's industries were expanding to the capital and Shanghai, and Moyu Takeout, Moyu Internet Cafe, and Managed Fitness Gym had all opened up, which reduced Wu Yue's location selection difficulty a lot.

Since the FV team's strong victory and championship, the teams that came to FV team for scrims had become endless.

Because the FV team represented the highest game level of the entire IOI, whether it was tactics or individual strength, they were the top. Practicing with such a team was the most helpful.

Moreover, not only the FV first team, but also the FV second team and even Ding Gan's SUG team were basically full of scrims.

The FV first team's scrims were too difficult to schedule. There were only two or three games a day, so many clubs turned their attention to the FV second team and SUG.

These two teams were the FV first team's training partners during the World Championship, and their strength must not be underestimated!

They must have mastered some of the FV first team's tactical details, and their various play styles must be close to the FV first team's. In addition, their individual strength was also good, so training with them could have a good effect.

Many people even felt that the real strength of the SUG team and the FV second team might be a little stronger than the runner-up team in the IOI World Championship.

Wu Yue did not refuse, after all, the FV club still had to be involved in the IOI e-sports scene, and could not completely close itself off and not communicate with the outside world.

The World Championship was over, and the entire game version would definitely undergo major changes. By the next version, most of the tactics currently mastered by the FV team would be eliminated.

Therefore, there was no need to be secretive and closed-minded.

In fact, Wu Yue had not yet figured out the future development of the FV club.

Since returning from winning the championship, Boss Pei had not made a single phone call.

Wu Yue did not know what Boss Pei's real attitude was.

In this regard, the club's internal management had also held a meeting.

Manager Lu believed that Boss Pei's GOG and IOI were direct competitors, and the FV club had won the World Championship by stepping on Finger Corporation and Long Yu Group's faces. They would probably be targeted in the future.

In that case, why not just rebel and switch the entire club to play GOG!

The world champion team had just won the trophy and collectively went to play other games. Let's see how Finger Corporation could save face at that time.

But Wu Yue felt that this was very inappropriate.

First, the FV club had a relationship with Tenda, just like DGE. In principle, it could not participate in GOG's official events unless Boss Pei's shares were all removed, which was obviously not appropriate.

Second, the FV club had just received a lot of sponsorships and endorsements, including the team members' live broadcast contracts. This money was earned under the identity of "IOI World Championship champion." It was not good to bite the hand that feeds you.

Third, the FV club's team members obviously still preferred IOI. Letting them go back to play GOG would be very irresponsible, at least at this stage.

Therefore, Wu Yue decided to put this issue on hold for the time being, maintain the status quo, and wait for Boss Pei's further instructions.

Wu Yue was watching the team members' training when suddenly, his phone rang.

After seeing the caller ID, Wu Yue couldn't help but be stunned.

It was Zhao Xuming from Long Yu Group!

Wu Yue hadn't talked to Zhao Xuming on the phone for a long time. This was the first time since the FV team won the championship. Although he didn't know what Zhao Xuming's intentions were, if the FV team wanted to continue to be involved in the IOI e-sports scene, they would inevitably have to deal with Long Yu Group, so Wu Yue immediately answered the phone.

Zhao Xuming's very kind voice came from the other side of the phone: "President Wu, how have you been! Is there any problem with our champion team's daily training recently?"

Zhao Xuming took the initiative to show goodwill, and Wu Yue naturally didn't need to take the previous grudges to heart. He smiled and said, "Thanks to President Zhao, everything is fine with the club."

Zhao Xuming said happily, "That's good."

"I heard that FV's two teams have been playing scrims with other domestic clubs? And the training effect is good?"

"President Wu, you don't forget the well digger when you drink water. You haven't forgotten to help your previous brothers improve even after winning the world championship. This state of mind is really admirable. President Wu is a role model for domestic e-sports people!"

Wu Yue smiled and said, "President Zhao, you're flattering me. This is all our duty."

The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and they both tacitly avoided mentioning the previous unpleasantness. The atmosphere was very harmonious.

Zhao Xuming obviously felt that he had been polite enough and changed the subject: "President Wu, I'm calling you today mainly about two things. The first thing is that Finger Corporation is already preparing to arrange championship skins for your team."

"After all, you are the champion of the first World Championship, so the skins must be outstanding enough! We have also communicated with Finger Corporation and asked them to add more Chinese elements to cater to the domestic players!"

"Finger Corporation's designers have already come from the United States, so please find some time to bring five main players to my place to communicate with the designers and offer some design suggestions for the championship skins."

"The second thing is the IOI professional league. The domestic professional league is currently named iCL, IOI Championship League, which is 'IOI Champion League'! I specifically requested this name from Finger Corporation, because the FV team is the world champion team, so the region it is in must be called the Champion Region!"

"Regarding the iCL quota… Of course, one quota is directly given to the FV team, and we have also prepared a League A quota for FV's second team."

"The league is currently being actively prepared, and there will be a lot of promotional activities at that time. I hope President Wu can give your full support and cooperation."

Wu Yue couldn't help but sigh inwardly. This Zhao Xuming was like a different person. He had been indifferent to him before, putting on a cold and aloof act, but now he had become extremely cordial, even closer than a brother.

Of course, Wu Yue also knew that this was human nature. Zhao Xuming being able to put aside his pride and reconcile with the FV club showed that Zhao Xuming was a mature leader who knew not to let his personal preferences affect the normal workflow.

Although there was still a hint of reluctance in Zhao Xuming's words, he had indeed made a full show of goodwill.

Wu Yue certainly understood this reluctance very well.

In the eyes of Finger Corporation and Long Yu Group, the FV club was an uncontrollable club with a natural conflict of interest. But they just happened to win the championship of the first World Championship, so the two sides had to cooperate.

Instead of cooperating awkwardly and reluctantly, it was better to cooperate openly and frankly.

After all, Finger Corporation and Long Yu Group also needed the FV club's influence in China to help them further promote the domestic version of IOI.

Since everyone was an adult, there were no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. If they could ease the relationship, they would, and there was no need to make things worse.

Wu Yue immediately agreed, "Okay, President Zhao, no problem. These are all within our club's purview, and we will definitely fully cooperate."

Zhao Xuming was very happy, "Then thank you, President Wu! We had some unpleasantness before, and I hope President Wu will be generous and not take it to heart."

Wu Yue also immediately seized the opportunity to smooth things over, "President Zhao, you're being too serious. It's just a little friction. Let the past be the past."

The two ended the call in a harmonious atmosphere.

But the moment he hung up the phone, the smile on Wu Yue's face immediately disappeared, and then he dialed Boss Pei's phone.

He had to report this matter to Boss Pei as soon as possible!

Zhao Xuming's intention to win them over was obvious, and this was definitely not his own decision. There must be instructions from the higher-ups of Long Yu Group and Finger Corporation behind it.

Should they flatly refuse this kind of win-over, or accept it completely?

Wu Yue felt that this might affect Boss Pei's overall plan, and he had to call to confirm Boss Pei's true attitude.