Chapter 1291 Global Invitational Tournament Broadcast Rights

Monday, November 5th.

Pei Qian arrived at the office as usual, ready to briefly review the work reports of each department, and also focus on the progress of this recruitment.

With the influence of that booklet, would the employees recruited this time be somewhat different?

Of course, Pei Qian also knew that this idea might be too optimistic, but there was no harm in expecting some changes.

Moreover, Wu Bin had returned after being lectured by Xiong, and it was unknown how he was reflecting.

It would be best if he could fundamentally change the thinking of the human resources department, but if he couldn't... then he would have to think of other ways.

Pei Qian began to ponder how to correct everyone's understanding of the Tendai spirit and bring the skewed direction back on track.

However, this matter seemed urgent, but if he used too much force, it might become even more skewed.

He had to consider how to do it in the long term.

As he was pondering, there was a knock on the door.

Pei Qian looked up and saw that it was Zhao Xuming.

"Oh?"

Pei Qian couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Because he knew very well that Zhao Xuming was in the habit of trying to reduce his presence as much as possible. He usually had Eric handle work reports or requests for instructions, and he rarely came himself.

Moreover, this report was clearly not a routine matter.

It was quite rare for him to take the initiative to come to his door under these circumstances.

Zhao Xuming was also obviously a little uneasy. This was also the first time since joining Tendai Group that he had reported to President Pei one-on-one, so he was inevitably nervous.

In the past, Eric was always present, bearing the pressure, and he could comfortably stay behind the scenes to provide assistance.

But now that he had to face President Pei himself, he couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive, fearing that he would say something wrong and be caught by President Pei.

"What's the matter?" Pei Qian asked.

Zhao Xuming nodded: "President Pei, I have already sent the live broadcast plan for the GOG Global Invitational Tournament to your email, but I haven't received a reply, so I wanted to ask for instructions. Do you think this plan is feasible?"

Pei Qian was confused.

Global Finals?

Live broadcast plan?

Oh, right, judging from the time, it was indeed time for the Global Invitational Tournament again.

Pei Qian hadn't really paid attention to these things, because he had too many departments to pay attention to, and he couldn't manage them all.

Of course, strictly speaking, if Pei Qian really wanted to squeeze out time to understand the situation of all departments, he could still do it.

But he didn't want to do that.

Because it was too tiring!

My goal is clearly just to lose some money, why should I work myself to death?

Wouldn't it be a huge loss if I overworked myself?

Therefore, Pei Qian had been working hard from the beginning to build the independence of each department, so that these departments could operate normally even without his instructions.

Even if the heads of these departments made mistakes, Pei Qian never criticized them, but instead praised them greatly.

Pei Qian believed that the best state was for the heads of each department to boldly court death without asking for instructions on everything; but when he wanted to intervene, these heads would strictly follow his requirements.

Over time, each department had become accustomed to arranging work without President Pei's instructions.

They couldn't just stop doing things if President Pei didn't nod, otherwise they wouldn't be called responsible persons, they might as well be called megaphones.

Now, Pei Qian's initial goal had been achieved, but there was a relatively large deviation from the original expectations...

Pei Qian briefly flipped through the previous emails on his computer and found that the second GOG Global Invitational Tournament had been in preparation for a long time, mainly by Zhang Yuan's esports division, with Min Jingchao providing some cooperation.

After Eric and Zhao Xuming joined Tendai Group, some work naturally and smoothly shifted to their side.

At this point in time, the things that should have been decided had already been decided, and only some minor details remained to be finalized.

There was a lot of content, and it was a bit of a headache to read, so Pei Qian simply didn't bother.

It was more convenient to have Zhao Xuming report directly.

"How is the Global Invitational Tournament going? I haven't paid much attention to this matter, so please give me a brief overview." Pei Qian said matter-of-factly.

Zhao Xuming was a little surprised.

Huh?

President Pei hadn't been paying attention to this matter at all?

That's not right, wasn't it said that President Pei always had eyes in the back of his head, listening to all directions, and knew everything about the Tendai Group from top to bottom?

What's more, this was the GOG Global Invitational Tournament, which directly determined the trend of GOG and IOI's competition next year. President Pei didn't pay attention to such a big event?

This was not right, was it?

Oh, he understood.

There could only be two possibilities. One possibility was that President Pei believed that the GOG Global Invitational Tournament was a sure win, and he was confident enough that he didn't need to pay too much attention to it. He should focus his attention on other departments that were more worthy of attention, so he only had a rough understanding and didn't delve into it.

Another possibility was that President Pei knew that he had just taken over, and wanted to deliberately test him to see how well he had mastered this aspect of the work, especially to take this opportunity to listen to his understanding of GOG's esports business.

The latter possibility was obviously higher, or it could be a combination of both.

Zhao Xuming didn't dare to be careless.

President Pei said he hadn't paid attention, but that wasn't necessarily true; President Pei told him to give a brief overview, but it wasn't as simple as just giving a brief overview.

After considering it slightly, he said: "President Pei, in my understanding, the second GOG Global Invitational Tournament is clearly a key link in consolidating and further expanding market share."

"The esports division obviously attaches great importance to this, so this year's Global Invitational Tournament is no longer about consolidating the position, but instead chose to take the initiative: from the venue of the first event, Jingzhou, to Europe."

"This time, we will hold the competition in three European cities: the group stage in Paris, the knockout stage in London, and the finals in Berlin."

"This year's Global Invitational Tournament is being held at the strong request and with the strong support of the local operators. The esports division has also participated in the planning and preliminary preparation of the event throughout the entire process, and it should be able to bring a feast to global players!"

"Coincidentally, Finger Company has also set the venue for the IOI Global Finals in Europe. Obviously, both sides believe that the European market is a must-win."

"I think the esports division's decision is very correct! It can also be regarded as laying a solid foundation for GOG to further expand into overseas markets in the future."

"The primary goal of GOG next is to accelerate the expansion into overseas markets while consolidating the domestic market, and strive to seize the global MOBA game market share as soon as possible and achieve a comprehensive victory!"

Zhao Xuming briefly introduced the second GOG Global Invitational Tournament, adding some of his own understanding.

In his opinion, it was now clearly the stage for a full-scale strategic counter-offensive.

GOG and IOI had been engaged in a protracted tug-of-war for more than a year, and although IOI had the backing of the Dayak Group and started high enough, it had always been undead in the face of repeated heavy blows, but now it was showing signs of decline.

With President Pei's ruthlessness, it was absolutely impossible to let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he wanted to "take advantage of the remaining courage to pursue the defeated enemy" and secure the victory in one battle.

Of course, President Pei may not have participated in the actual rule-making of the Global Invitational Tournament, but the general direction was definitely set by President Pei.

The esports division and Min Jingchao and the others must have come up with this Global Invitational Tournament plan under the general direction of President Pei.

After speaking, Zhao Xuming looked at President Pei somewhat uneasily.

He didn't know if what he said was correct, whether his vision was high enough, or if there were any omissions.

Pei Qian fell silent.

Holding the competition in Europe sounded like a good thing at first glance.

After all, holding it abroad should cost more money.

The first Global Invitational Tournament was held in Jingzhou, and it was still held in the same venue as the GPL regular season. How much could that cost?

Going to Europe, they would have to rent some large stadiums, which would definitely cost a lot of money.

But the key issue was that, according to Zhao Xuming, this year's Global Invitational Tournament was being held at the "strong request and with the strong support of the local operators."

GOG's various overseas servers were all cooperating with local operators, and they were all relatively strong local operators.

Since the European operators strongly requested and strongly supported it, it meant that this competition would not only be large-scale, but also mostly have more advantages than disadvantages!

European operators certainly hoped that such a large-scale event as the Global Invitational Tournament would be held in their home country, which would be of great significance for GOG to further develop the European market.

When the overwhelming publicity materials were spread out, many new players in Europe would be attracted to the game.

What worried Pei Qian even more was Zhao Xuming's wording later on.

Especially the words "comprehensive victory" made Pei Qian feel a little uncomfortable.

They couldn't achieve a comprehensive victory!

What comprehensive victory was this? It was clearly like the loss of one's lips exposing the teeth to the cold! (idiom: intimately interdependent; if one falls, the other is in danger.)

If IOI was gone, who else could stop GOG from making money?

When Pei Qian thought of this, he felt a headache, as if he saw the countdown to his death.

After a moment of silence, Pei Qian knew that there was no good way to deal with the situation now. After all, these plans had been in preparation for several months in advance and could not be changed without a good reason.

"Well, I understand."

"Then talk about your problem, what live broadcast plan?"

Pei Qian decided not to dwell on the details of the Global Invitational Tournament. Anyway, he would let it be whatever it was going to be.

Finger Company wasn't stupid either, and they should put in a lot of effort to hold the IOI Global Finals, so it shouldn't be too bad.

Zhao Xuming was a little puzzled. Was President Pei satisfied or dissatisfied with what he had just said?

Did he say the perfect answer in President Pei's mind?

Probably not, otherwise President Pei should have at least nodded and praised him, right?

But there shouldn't be any major problems, otherwise President Pei would have corrected him.

That is to say, there were no major problems, but it wasn't outstanding either.

Okay, that was pretty much the goal he was pursuing.

Zhao Xuming didn't dwell too much on this matter. Anyway, it was enough for him to pass, and the key to the middle way was not to stand out but also not to take the blame.

"Eric and I just took over the work on the GOG side, and Eric is more familiar with the business in Europe, so he went to work on the Global Invitational Tournament."

"According to your previous requirements, I also took on some more work, mainly the relevant work on operation and promotion in China."

"Several live broadcast platforms are vying for the exclusive broadcast rights for the GOG Global Invitational Tournament in China, and Waiwai Live and Wolf Fang Live are offering the most money, with a tendency to exceed 100 million."

"So there are actually three options for the domestic broadcast rights: The first is to choose one of the two major live broadcast platforms, Waiwai Live and Wolf Fang Live, to sell the exclusive broadcast, which should exceed 100 million."

"The second is to sell the broadcast rights to several companies, charging 30 to 40 million each, and the final amount may not be much different."

"The third is to consider the situation on the Rabbit Tail Live side. If you want to convert more users to Rabbit Tail Live, you can not sell the exclusive broadcast rights and let your own platform broadcast exclusively, but I don't know if it can handle so much heat."

"Moreover, Rabbit Tail Live is different from other live broadcast platforms. You can't just click on it to watch it. You have to watch it in the learning area for a certain amount of time. If it's broadcast exclusively, will it be scolded? That's a problem."

Zhao Xuming certainly didn't dare to make the decision on this kind of thing, after all, it concerned Rabbit Tail Live.

What if President Pei wanted to take this opportunity to promote Rabbit Tail Live, but he sold the exclusive broadcast rights to other live broadcast platforms? Wouldn't that disrupt President Pei's overall plan?

Zhao Xuming wouldn't dare to make the decision on this kind of thing even if he had a hundred guts.

If President Pei hadn't been replying to emails and time was urgent, he wouldn't have taken the initiative to ask for instructions.

It could only be said that Zhao Xuming was indeed forced to do something that violated his personality.

Pei Qian fell silent again.

These three options were all a bit soul-crushing...

The exclusive broadcast rights for the GOG Global Finals were already so expensive?

Pei Qian's impression was still stuck in the broadcast rights offer for the GPL Spring Split. At that time, the live broadcast platforms offered around 12 million per company for the broadcast rights, but that was broadcast rights, not exclusive broadcast rights.

The GOG Global Invitational Tournament was far superior to the GPL Spring Split in terms of scale and attention, and Waiwai Live and Wolf Fang Live were the survivors of the many live broadcast platforms at the time. After several rounds of financing, they were not short of money.

In order to further expand their influence, these two live broadcast platforms were definitely determined to win large-scale events like the GOG Global Invitational Tournament.

It would be best to win the exclusive broadcast rights. If they couldn't, they would at least have to buy the broadcast rights.

And they were really not very sensitive to prices, and they would probably buy it even if it was a little more expensive.

After all, if you didn't buy it, and someone else did, wouldn't it make your platform look like it didn't have any money and was about to go bankrupt?

This was the same as many wealthy businessmen. The economic situation may not be good this year, but they still had to have the proper airs, otherwise it would convey a bad message to the outside world.

Pei Qian casually calculated that if these two platforms were allowed to bid, whether they were selling exclusive broadcast rights or broadcast rights, it wouldn't be a small number!

Zhao Xuming proposed a third option, which was not to sell it at all and let Rabbit Tail Live broadcast it exclusively.

It sounded like a pretty good plan, because it would definitely be scolded.

And in order to cope with such a large amount of traffic, they would definitely have to spend a lot of money to increase the platform's bandwidth.

But the problem was that Rabbit Tail Live was doing pretty well now, and Pei Qian was pretty satisfied with it.

What if the Global Finals forcibly carried Rabbit Tail Live, wouldn't that be a case of losing both the lady and her possessions?

This was really a bit of a dilemma.

There's only one chapter today~