Chapter 7: Play the long game and catch the big fish
“Brother Yu, OG is your hard work, and you can’t bear to sell it?”
“Then what’s the point of not being bearable? Yes? I am a businessman, and businessmen have to make money. Besides, even if I really want to stay in this business, I can’t do this e-sports club by myself. I’ll talk about it when I have the chance.”
"After the team is sold, what are you going to do, brother Yu? Are you going to go back and inherit the family property?" Cui Ze joked.
"Family property? My brother has already become the vice president, does the family property have something to do with me?" Chen Yu flicked the ashes from his cigarette and breathed a sigh of relief: "I recently fell in love with a project. It is also related to e-sports, and the industry prospects are good, but if I don’t ask for money from my family, I really don’t qualify to enter based on the money I have earned over the years.”
Then he patted Cui Ze on the shoulder: "Thanks to you, I have the funds to enter. I owe you a favor for this. When I have the opportunity in the future, I will bring you to make some friends and see the world. ”
Cui Ze smiled silently and did not reply.
Favors are favors, but if he really wants to honor this favor, he must at least make a name for himself in the e-sports circle.
At least win an LPL league championship trophy?
Anyway, when the time comes, people will send out invitations. If you haven't been invited yet, it means you don't have the qualifications yet.
"By the way, PDD said before that they wanted to sign you to the Little Elephant. Do you have any ideas?"
As early as the spring and summer transfer period, PDD had sent an invitation and wanted to buy Cui Ze to YM.
Chen Yu did not agree, because in his eyes, Cui Ze at that time was not as strong as even the first-class LDL team, but it was more cost-effective.
And based on Cui Ze’s willpower and emotional intelligence, which far surpassed those of his peers in the e-sports circle, he decided to observe first.
Unexpectedly, before the start of the playoffs, PDD sent another invitation, but this time it was not a player transfer contract, but an invitation to sign Cui Ze to his company, Little Elephant Entertainment. Go live.
Chen Yu did not hide this matter, and told Cui Ze that night, letting him think about it himself.
"Well, I have an idea."
"Oh? What do you say?"
Cui Ze grinned: "What else can I say, just sign the contract."
Chen Yu reminded: "You have to think clearly about this matter. The LPL is not better than the LDL. Most clubs hope that the players will not be involved in matters other than training and competition. Even if there is a live broadcast, it will be arranged by the club. ”
"If you signed a contract with a live broadcast platform or a guild before going to LPL, you would be somewhat separated from the club in this regard, so...are you sure you want to do this?"
"Yes, sure." Cui Ze clicked He nodded and said, "As long as I can achieve good results, this barrier is nothing. And this is also a means of self-protection, isn't it?"
Not all bosses in the e-sports circle are like Chen Yu follows the rules and has credibility.
Some clubs may be able to offer seemingly very generous contracts, but in fact they have already dug a hole for e-sports novices to jump into.
For example, a certain "e-sports Malphite" was not only arranged to retire by a certain "contract god" club in 2019, but his contract was even stuck until 2024. Even if he had fallen out with the club a long time ago, he could only stay in the club's live streaming guild and do business honestly.
Regarding entering the LPL, Cui Ze’s idea is: take a long-term view and catch big fish.
Anyway, there is a system. As long as you continue to complete tasks, you will become stronger. With unlimited room for growth, there is no need to care about temporary gains and losses.
But professional freedom must be firmly in your own hands!
Sign up with a brokerage company before joining LPL, so that when negotiating professional contracts, with the intervention of a third party, you can have autonomy.
It doesn’t matter if the salary is lower, even if you only get the LPL minimum salary of 20,000/month, there will be bread. As long as you perform well enough, you can always get a maximum salary contract in the future!
Of course, the brokerage company must also be on guard. These live streaming guilds in the e-sports circle are all cannibals. In a word: You will never take the pie painted by the club or agency. Even if you can only get the worst salary contract, you must protect your freedom and autonomy!
“It’s good that you have this idea. There are too many twists and turns in this circle. Many young people plunge into it and cannot get out without hitting their heads and bleeding.”
Chen Yu threw away the cigarette butt, took out his mobile phone and clicked a few times: "I will introduce you to a lawyer. His name is Wang Can. He is my junior fellow student. He is in Shanghai. You go there. Make an appointment with him beforehand, it will save you a lot of trouble."
"Wow, do you want to be so kind?" Cui Ze was flattered and said: "Otherwise, don't buy this team and bring brothers. Let’s go for another year, I will definitely go through fire and water, Brother Yu!”
"You kid!" Chen Yu raised his hand and nodded at him twice, dumbfounded: "That's what I'm saying to you. When my company gets started, can I sponsor your team?"
“Real or fake? What are you doing by investing in the team?”
The degree of commercialization of League of Legends e-sports is very high, but commercial sponsorship also depends on attributes. If attributes No, the money invested in sponsorships might as well be used for offline promotion.
“We produce gaming chairs and ergonomic chairs. If the follow-up development is good, we will expand into other businesses. I named the company [Zhongyao Intelligent]. How about it? Doesn’t the name sound good? "Chen Yu said proudly.
"Zhongyao Intelligent Gaming Chair." Cui Ze pondered for a while, and suddenly recalled a short fragment deep in his past life memory.
In the next few years, the industry prospects of e-sports chairs and ergonomic chairs are relatively bright. Alienware, Mechanic, Logitech, Aofeng, etc. are all well-known brands in the industry and often appear in various e-sports chairs. among the sponsors of the project.
Zhongyao Intelligence happens to be the product supplier of these big brands!
Okay, okay, I didn’t expect that there was a giant Buddha hidden next to me.
And to put it this way, the OG team in the previous life did not get tickets to the LPL and exited hastily after the 2018 season. In other words, Chen Yu’s investment in e-sports is most likely lost. Water drifts.
Under such circumstances, it is indeed incredible that Chen Yu can still establish Zhongyao Intelligent Company and quickly develop it into a product supplier of well-known gaming chairs and ergonomic chair brands. Easy now.
The memories faded, and Cui Ze looked straight at Chen Yu.
I checked my eyes and met the right person.
This is a thigh, you have to hold it tight in the future!
Chen Yu was a little panicked when Cui Ze stared at him, and he quickly took two steps back: "No, there's something wrong with your eyes! I'm warning you, brother, my sexual orientation is normal and I won't accept it. Get gay!”
“.”
Cui Ze gave him an awkward yet polite smile: "Brother Yu, you need to be self-aware. Not to mention that my sexual orientation is normal, even if it is not normal."
He raised his hand and gestured: "You have a body shape of 175×175, and a face like the surface of the moon."
"Hey, hey, hey? Stop it! This is a personal attack. Do you talk to your boss like this? ?”
“There’s no way, I have to prove it, right?”
“Okay, I misunderstood you.” Chen Yu glanced at his watch. , "It's getting late. As for you, go back and think about your future plans. The team base won't be disbanded for a while. If you don't mind it, you can stay here first and wait until you find a place to move."
"Well, okay."
"Okay, if you have nothing to do, just get in the car. See you later."
"Goodbye, I wish Brother Yu a bright future!"
Thank you very much The city is filled with the fragrance of yellow flowers. 5000 rewards~
Thanks to Xun Yumi for the 1000 rewards~
Thanks to Ding Xiaobie, I really don’t know what the 500 reward is called~
(End of this chapter)