The Youyu Internet Cafe opposite the south gate of the school is always overcrowded.
After teaching Liu Yisheng several playing styles and outfits that transcended the times, Gu Yun came to the bar.
"Boss, I'm from the Student Union of Nanhu University across the street."
Gu Yun handed over a cigarette: "Our school is planning to hold an e-sports competition recently and would like to borrow your venue."
The boss, who was probably in his early twenties, raised his head and looked at Gu Yun, took the cigarette and said with a smile: "Then you plan to rent a venue?"
“We don’t have the budget to rent yet.”
The boss' face suddenly dropped, and Gu Yun quickly added: "There are about 8,000 students in Nanhu University. I am in charge of the official Weibo and forum channels of Nanhu University. As long as I promote the competition online as the Youyu Internet Cafe, in the end
Add in the exclusive discount for college students at Youyu Internet Cafe, do you think how powerful this is?”
"Hey, brother, drink some water and continue talking." The boss was not a fool, so he turned around and got a bottle of happy water for Gu Yun.
"As soon as the first phase of this competition starts, I will serve as the mouthpiece of Nanhu University and directly contact several other schools in nearby university towns to normalize this competition. By then, college students in this area will think of Youyou whenever they play Dota.
Fish, once the atmosphere of e-sports is formed, it will last for a long time, boss."
Gu Yun shook the ashes from his cigarette and felt confident.
"Okay, brother, my name is Teng Fei, don't know what to call me?"
Teng Fei sat up from the sofa chair, stretched out his clothes and prepared to go out.
"Gu Yun."
"If I sponsor you for a whole round of competition, I'm afraid that all the computers on the second floor will not be usable. The investment is not small. You said you are from the student union, so I have to go to your school to have a look."
Teng Fei is a businessman and remains calm even when he encounters a good project.
"Okay, Brother Teng, you are welcome to come to the student union whenever you are free, and you can also communicate with the president of the student union about how we can promote the multi-school joint competition in the next step." Gu Yun agreed without hesitation.
After hearing Gu Yun's answer, Teng Fei basically believed it. Because Gu Yun actually asked him to have a direct conversation with the president of the student union, this project was most likely true.
Teng Fei nodded, looked at the time and said, "I'm going out, I'll contact you then."
The two exchanged contact information, and Teng Fei asked the waiter to extend his private room for two hours.
...
Gu Yun didn't go to school the next day. He got on the bus early and rushed to Guangbutun, the largest computer city in Jiangcheng.
Throughout the development history of the e-sports industry, sponsorship is undoubtedly an important link. In 2011, this year, Wang Sicong officially announced through Weibo that he would enter the e-sports field, integrate the domestic e-sports industry, M Team, and form the ig e-sports club.
Later generations called it the first year of e-sports.
Gu Yun's move was to take advantage of the budding e-sports industry to find a financial backer.
He knew that not long after, lgd's fortunes turned around and he gained a heavyweight financial sponsor: Taobao. At that time, Taobao had a game trading platform where players could sell game coins, game equipment and props, etc. They sponsored lgd,
We also want to further increase the popularity of the platform among the player community.
Gu Yun didn't dare to think about Taobao's level of sponsorship, but in Guangbutun's three-acre area, there weren't too many businesses selling peripherals.
In a Logitech mouse store, a student-looking man was having a conversation with the store manager.
"Brother Feng, our team is about to start playing professional e-sports. Once we achieve results, the whole country will know how awesome Logitech mice are!"
"If you sponsor our team, we will all use Logitech mice, and the team name will be suffixed with Logitech, so everyone can see it."
This kind of sponsorship is all about words. You can't get big money, but you can get some small money.
Gu Yun listened beside him, lit a cigarette without saying a word, and watched the young man chatting with his boss.
The man named Brother Feng knocked on the table and said loudly: "You can get the results, but what if you can't? If you can't get the results, am I not doing charity? If you can't sponsor it, you should leave quickly."
"We can definitely achieve results, my ladder ranking..."
The student-looking person did not give up, and his tone was already a bit flattering.
"Brother Feng, right? I think you should change your mind."
Gu Yun suddenly spoke, and he saw the young man's appearance.
"My name is Gu Yun, and I am the founder of the Jiangcheng Hundred Schools E-Sports League. Think about it, sponsoring a team may not achieve results, but directly sponsoring a hundred-school competition will be visible to all viewers."
Gu Yun immediately started to pull the big flag, and even before the Nanhu University competition was settled, he started bragging about the 100-school e-sports league.
"How about you sponsor our league and I'll give you part of the naming rights for the game? Can we talk about it?"
Gu Yun flicked the ash from his cigarette and looked directly into Brother Feng's eyes.
Brother Feng originally wanted to send the two people away, but when he heard the word "hundred schools", he thought about the mystery carefully, and his eyes widened.
"We can indeed chat, what do you need?"
"We'll talk about it later if you need anything. I have something else to do right now, so I'll call you later."
Seeing the young man leaving the Logitech store silently, Gu Yun hurriedly took a business card from Brother Feng and ran out.
"Hey, brother! What game are you playing?"
Gu Yun grabbed the boy's clothes without blinking.
"I play Dota, what's wrong?"
"Are you willing to represent our Nanhu University in this 100-school e-sports league? The prizes and bonuses are very generous. The key is to use this to build your reputation and enter the professional circle."
Gu Yun looked serious, as if he was the planner of a professional player.
"To be honest, I don't want to fight, I want to find a class."
The young man let out a long sigh, his expression very lonely.
"I can't make any money, and I didn't get any sponsorship today. I can still earn some living expenses by playing small competitions. Recently, a guy who is in the top ten of the ladder has been acting as a booster for the branch. Boosting has become a trend, and no one is spending money to hold competitions anymore.
"
"Maybe there is really no way out by playing games." The boy squatted on the ground, his head buried in his legs.
Gu Yun didn't answer. In fact, he knew this young man named Chen Tianyu.
If it weren't for the butterfly effect caused by his power training, Chen Tianyu survived this dark period, and next year, when celebrities in the industry hold the "Genius Youth Cup" in 2009, that would be the moment when he becomes famous all over the world.
Looking at the boy who was so affected by his butterfly effect that he wanted to retire, Gu Yun slowly spoke.
"Brother, believe me, if you get through this period, you will definitely get better."
"On behalf of Nanhu University, I will sponsor you, serve as your coach, and personally help you enter the professional circle."
Chen Tianyu raised his head and sneered: "What kind of support do you have? Are you a coach? Do you understand the profession? How many times have you played Dota?"
"In e-sports, the jungle is the strongest. I can't compete now. I won't have a chance anymore as I get older."
Gu Yun smiled, took out his mobile phone, and opened the 11 battle platform.
"I am the honest person in Nanhu. Am I qualified to be your coach?"
Gu Yun pointed to the sixth place in the ladder rankings, and the name "Nanhu Honest Man (undertaking power leveling)" was clearly listed.
