Because H4 Club already had the strength of a runner-up, and their mid-laner was their weakness. After swapping in Huang Wang, they instantly strengthened and their combat power soared.

After being crushed for five days, these clubs finally confirmed that H4 Club's purchase of Huang Wang, although expensive, was not a loss at all, but a huge profit!

If this continued, H4 Club would most likely win the Global Invitational Tournament in two weeks.

That was a huge reward of 1 million dollars plus a share of the skin sales, as well as a high level of attention!

But no one wanted to be a supporting role; everyone wanted to be the main attraction.

There were still two weeks left, and there was definitely no time to strengthen training. The only way was to quickly spend money and buy players like H4 Club!

The other clubs' prized players would definitely not be sold, because everyone wanted to go to the World Championship.

But the players on DGE Club's side couldn't play in the World Championship, and each one was stronger than the last. This was simply the best talent trading market!

Another piece of good news was that with the booming development of live streaming platforms and the influx of capital, these clubs could consider cooperating with live streaming platforms to buy players together.

As long as the live streaming platform was willing to sign a tripartite contract and bear part of the cost, the financial pressure of buying players would be greatly reduced.

So, during this time, the other clubs were being crushed in training matches while trying to raise money.

This was like starting an arms race. If others were burning money and you weren't, you were destined to be at the bottom and be eliminated from this circle!

The clubs present were either long-established veteran clubs or ambitious new clubs that weren't short of money, and no one wanted to be eliminated.

If only a few clubs bought players, what if one club suddenly bought three or four DGE players? Then there would be no point in playing the game.

Since that was the case, then everyone should buy together!

Coincidentally, there were still nine veteran players on DGE Club's side. The seven clubs sat down together to bid, so that at least each team could grab one.

At that time, each team would have one or two foreign aids, and no one would dominate. Whoever could win the championship would depend on their true skills!

Therefore, no matter which club it was, they would not give up this opportunity.

Everyone waited a little anxiously.

Finally, footsteps came from outside, and a young man walked in.

Zhang Yuan immediately stood up and said, "President Pei!"

The other club managers also stood up one after another, greeting President Pei, while being a little surprised that President Pei was indeed as young as rumored.

Zhang Yuan began to introduce the identities of these club managers to President Pei one by one.

Pei Qian couldn't tell who was who and couldn't remember, he just felt a headache.

Why were so many clubs here!

How many e-sports clubs were there in the country? Weren't all the clubs in the country trying to buy people from DGE?

It was truly despairing to think about it.

Pei Qian sat down in an empty seat, his expression a little lifeless.

Judging from the number of clubs alone, it was much worse than he had originally expected!

The club managers had some associations in their minds when they saw President Pei's expression.

President Pei didn't seem very happy.

Why? We came to buy people and send money, shouldn't he be happy?

Was he saying that he was reluctant to part with these players?

Or did he think that we were slow to come and didn't pay enough attention to his players, unlike H4 who was so sincere?

That was bad.

No matter what the situation, we had to add more money!

Seeing President Pei's somewhat unhappy expression, several club managers felt a little weak and silently increased their original minimum quotes.

Hoping that if they were more sincere, this transaction would be easier to reach.

Everyone knew that President Pei was not short of money. What if he didn't sell because he was unhappy? Wouldn't it be a huge loss if they had prepared the money but couldn't buy anyone?

This situation must not be allowed to happen!

Seeing the situation at the scene, Pei Qian could feel that these players had to be sold, whether he wanted to or not.

Almost all the big club managers in the country had come, which showed how popular the DGE players were.

Even if he didn't sell them this time, I'm afraid the live streaming platform would come to his door sooner or later.

If these players were all too bad, it wouldn't matter if they couldn't compete in the World Championship, Pei Qian could consider keeping them and letting them play casually.

But now, these players had the strength to compete for the World Championship. It would be very inappropriate for him to keep them from playing in the competition.

They were all good kids. Although each of them stabbed him in the back quite hard, they really deserved to go to the world stage to gain experience.

But...

Selling was selling, but he must not be careless like when he sold Huang Wang and accidentally raised the price!

Pei Qian decided that no matter how much these people offered, he would close the deal directly!

Zhang Yuan cleared his throat slightly: "I have already solicited the opinions of the players. They still want to play in the World Championship, so they are willing to listen to my arrangements."

"As the manager of DGE Club, I brought these people up single-handedly. They are like my younger brothers. Our club can suffer a little loss, but they can't suffer. They deserve to get the best treatment."

"So, next I will say the names of these nine players, and everyone will bid separately. The one with the highest price gets them. I believe everyone will have no objection, right?"

Pei Qian: "?"

Wait, were they directly entering the bidding process?

These clubs would definitely bid like crazy!

Pei Qian was dizzy. He originally wanted to lower the transfer fee this time and not make the same mistake as with H4 Club. But now, it was directly changed to bidding!

Pei Qian was silent, his mind racing to think of a countermeasure.

Think of a way!

If he couldn't think of a way, he would probably earn tens of millions in transfer fees!

Zhang Yuan continued: "First of all, our team leader, Jiang Huan, who plays the top lane position. Those who have played in the training matches should know that he is the strongest of all our players, and is also the team leader and commander. He is the person who trains the least in the entire club."

"Everyone, make your bids."

As soon as Zhang Yuan finished speaking, several club managers raised their hands.

"A transfer fee of 3 million, a signing fee and an annual salary of 1.2 million!"

"A transfer fee of 3.5 million, a signing fee of 1.2 million, and an annual salary of 1.5 million!"

"Damn, Lao Zhang, you're offering so much right away? There are other players later. Are you not leaving any money at all?"

"Hehe, don't try to fool me. I came here to buy Jiang Huan. You can keep the money for later if you want!"

"A transfer fee of 4 million, and a signing fee and an annual salary of 1.6 million!"

Pei Qian hadn't thought about it for two minutes, and these club managers were already in a hurry to grab them.

Who knew that Zhang Yuan would play his cards like this? He threw out the most valuable Jiang Huan right away?

Pei Qian realized that the situation was very bad. He didn't know if Zhang Yuan's move was a coincidence or deliberate, but it was too insidious!

If the weaker players were auctioned first and then the stronger players, and Jiang Huan was put last, then many clubs would definitely save their money until the end. And since everyone didn't know how much money the other party had prepared, the highest bidder would win in the end, and the others' money might not be spent.

But putting Jiang Huan at the front, the gunpowder smell came out immediately, and everyone was spending money like crazy, directly raising the price!

This was a bit like buying vegetables. If the good vegetables were all at the back, then everyone would definitely wait and see, and finally scramble for them; if the good vegetables were in the front and the worse ones were at the back, then everyone would definitely grab them from beginning to end.

Pei Qian was dizzy. Zhang Yuan, oh Zhang Yuan, who knew that you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, would also play tricks!

Seeing that the money from these clubs was getting more and more outrageous, and the transfer fee had already been increased to 5 million, Pei Qian felt that he had to stop them.

If I sell them, it will be too difficult for me!

You can give the players more salary. I have no objection, but the transfer fee cannot be increased any more!

However, these clubs did not increase the signing fee and annual salary too much. Instead, they were constantly increasing the transfer fee.

Most likely, they felt that the annual salary had already been increased to the top. If they wanted to grab people, they would have to pay more transfer fees to make DGE Club happy!

How could Pei Qian tolerate this?

He quickly raised his hand and interrupted everyone's bidding.

"Stop!"

"This kind of auction is not suitable."

Zhang Yuan was stunned. What was inappropriate about this kind of auction? Wasn't this just a normal case of the highest bidder winning?

"President Pei, what's your opinion?" Zhang Yuan asked.

Pei Qian thought for a while and said, "Go get some paper. Managers, write down the amount you have prepared and the position you most urgently need to strengthen on the paper and hand it to me. Don't worry, I won't reveal it to others."

The managers looked at each other, not understanding.

Zhang Yuan quickly brought paper and pens and distributed them. The managers secretly wrote down their club's name, amount, and the position that needed to be strengthened, and handed them over.

Pei Qian then said to Zhang Yuan: "Briefly tell me about the achievements of these clubs."

Zhang Yuan brought the results of the training matches and reported them one by one based on the records of each club.

Pei Qian listened while checking the amounts given by these clubs.

The difference was really big!

The club with the highest bid had prepared 25 million. Pei Qian almost thought he was seeing things. It seemed that this club was not short of money and came here probably to buy three or four players, determined to win the championship of the World Invitational Tournament.

And the club with the lowest bid had only prepared 6 million, barely equal to the price that H4 paid for Huang Wang. It was estimated that they really couldn't raise any more money.

Pei Qian picked up the paper and pen and began to quickly allocate clubs for these players, while writing down the amount of the transfer fee, signing fee, and annual salary behind them.

All the transfer fees were 3 million, and 2.2 million of them were used to improve the club's training environment, which was the same as H4 Club.

The signing fee and annual salary were determined according to the strength of the players, and the financial strength of the club was also taken into account.

The allocation of players was not completely based on the highest bidder, but was determined according to the position that each club most needed to strengthen.

For example, SUG Club, which had the highest bid, had already won the championship in the previous GOG competition. They were the strongest, and this time they had prepared 25 million, wanting to buy three players at once. Their top laner was very strong, but they were determined to buy Jiang Huan.

For this club, Pei Qian just asked Zhang Yuan and then strengthened their jungler.

Pei Qian's purpose was very clear, which was to ensure that the DGE players could all play as the main force in these teams without any suspense.

Although the DGE players were stronger than the original players of these clubs, if the original players were also very strong, the club might consider rotating them if they lost the game, or if the DGE players didn't integrate well.

Therefore, Pei Qian quickly distributed the players. The prices were basically similar to Huang Wang's original offer. The positions that each club most needed to strengthen were strengthened, and each club did not spend all of its budget.

Especially SUG Club, which had prepared 25 million, only spent 7 million.

In terms of transfer fees, Pei Qian only collected 80 x 7 = 5.6 million.

Pei Qian handed the final distribution method and contract amount to the club managers: "Let's do it this way."

The club managers were all stunned when they saw the amount.

What did this mean? Why was the final price set by President Pei much cheaper than we expected?

What did President Pei mean by this?

We were all ready to bleed heavily, but President Pei just gave us a shot and it was over?

Many clubs were not particularly satisfied with this distribution result. For example, SUG was originally determined to win Jiang Huan, but now they had money but couldn't buy him, which was a bit painful.

But soon, these managers accepted the result.

Because for each club, it was not necessarily the best result, but it was definitely the least bad result.

Each club had strengthened the position they most needed, and at the same time they had not spent too much money.

Although everyone had prepared a lot of money, it didn't mean that they had to spend it all. It was best to save some.

Since President Pei had already made the decision, then everyone couldn't force the sale, and could only accept the result.

After all, President Pei's identity was not just the owner of DGE Club, but also the owner of the game GOG. The right to hold all future events, including the transfer rules of each club, were all in President Pei's hands.

Going head-to-head with President Pei, was that not wanting to die fast enough?

Pei Qian finished all the arrangements and felt a little tired. He stood up and said, "Okay, everyone hurry up and sign the contract. But one thing to say in advance, our players are all treasures. I don't want to hear that they are being bullied in your clubs."

"Alright, that's it."

Pei Qian waved his hand and planned to leave.

But at this moment, a club manager said: "President Pei, thank you so much! Our club will definitely guarantee the training environment for the players! We have decided to start preparing to move to Jingzhou immediately, just like H4 Club!"

Another manager also said: "Yes, to thank President Pei, our GOG division has also decided to move to Jingzhou!"

"We too!"

This statement was immediately echoed. Only two very old clubs did not immediately express their opinions, but said that they would go back and discuss it with the management.

After all, old clubs were large and inconvenient to run, but if so many clubs were clustered in Jingzhou, these two old clubs would definitely consider moving their GOG divisions over.

Pei Qian looked at these club managers who were so moved that they were beyond words, and a question mark slowly floated above his head.

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