Wu Yue and Manager Lu were counting heads on their fingers together in the office.
"We arrived in Los Angeles, hired a local tour guide, four bodyguards and drivers, and rented a minibus."
"The five main players of the FV Club's first team, the second team, and the SUG Club, plus you, me, the team leader, the coach, and the analyst, there are a total of 20 people. Plus two translators and three photographers for the documentary,
That’s 25 people.”
"There are still five people left."
"We will also bring a team doctor to ensure the health of the team members. We can also take everyone to do some simple physical training in the hotel to maintain their physical condition."
"There are still four people left."
Wu Yue counted on his fingers, but he couldn't find enough 30 people.
The main reason is that Mr. Pei gave too many places. Wu Yue even brought three photographers, and other necessary support staff including translators, team leaders, coaches, analysts, team doctors and so on.
In the end, there were still four people left, and I really didn’t know who to bring.
Although Mr. Pei has no special requirements for the identity of the personnel, after all, this is a business trip, so some of the people he brings must have something to do with the game, right?
Mr. Pei was very generous and acted as if he was letting everyone go on a public trip to Los Angeles, but Wu Yue didn't dare to actually go on a public trip, which put a lot of pressure on him.
I've been given several million, but what if I can't get good results?
Manager Lu suggested: "Mr. Wu, our club is full of people, and we really can't think of more candidates. Why don't you ask Mr. Zhang to see if he has any suitable candidates.
"
"After all, Mr. Pei is the one who funded the trip. The remaining four places will bring people from Tenda, which makes the scene more reasonable. Moreover, with such a high standard of public expense, the employees from Tenda will also want to come."
Wu Yue suddenly nodded: "Yes, ask Mr. Zhang."
"In that case, I'll call Mr. Zhang, and you call Mr. Ding from SUG Club."
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dge esports club.
Zhang Yuan: "There are four spots left? No one is available?"
"Well...it's no problem if there are four of us here. Let me think about it."
After listening to Wu Yue explaining the situation on the phone, Zhang Yuan fell into deep thought.
When the fv club went on an expedition, Mr. Pei personally checked in, gave high standards for food and accommodation, and also mandated that he must bring 30 people with him!
And that’s not counting the tour guides and bodyguards hired locally in Los Angeles.
Why bring so many people?
Now let alone China, even the e-sports environment around the world is still relatively informal. If nothing else, in the past two years, domestic professional players often played games at their own expense, and it was common to hear of people sleeping on the street to make instant noodles with cold water.
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Especially for this kind of international competition, because the expenses after going abroad are high, we should save as much as possible in terms of expenses. The fewer the number of people, the better.
But Mr. Pei gave him a treatment that far exceeded the specifications. Why is this?
After Zhang Yuan briefly thought about it, he immediately thought of two points: first, to show the outside world Tengda's financial resources and emphasis on e-sports through the fv club; second, to ensure logistics at all costs and strive for good results as much as possible!
Because fv club has been bound to Tenda, the better the performance of fv club, the more shameful Tenda will be, and relatively speaking, it will hurt the faces of Zhidou Company and Longyu Group.
Whether you get a bonus or not is secondary, the key is popularity and advertising effect.
Therefore, the accompanying people this time are definitely not traveling, they must be more or less useful.
Zhang Yuan said: "If you look at the entire Tengda Group, there are really four more suitable candidates, but I don't know if they are willing to go."
"Ye Zhizhou, Min Jingchao, Bao Xu, Zhou Pengyuan."
"Ye Zhizhou is the person in charge of Yangyang Games and a game designer. He was once responsible for the operation of the ioi national server. He is very familiar with the various data of ioi. Of course, his understanding is limited to the old version."
"Min Jingchao, the designer of gog, has been responsible for game design and numerical balance work since gog was launched."
"Bao Xu, a senior designer at Tenda Games, is a hardcore gamer and is proficient in most games, including gog and ioi. He also has rich travel experience, good physical fitness, and strong ability to withstand stress."
"Zhou Pengyuan, the former commanding player of the second team of dge club, is really older and his condition has declined significantly. He has decided to retire some time ago and returned to the dge club as the head coach. He has rich game experience and is familiar with various tactics of gog.
Master it proficiently.”
"These four people have absolutely the best understanding of gog and ioi. They should be able to provide you with guidance in tactical formulation and data analysis."
"The only problem is... I have to ask Mr. Pei for instructions on this matter."
"Except Zhou Pengyuan is now the head coach of dge and I can make arrangements, the other three are either Tengda veterans or department heads. They are on the same level as me. I can't make any arrangements."
Wu Yue on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment: "Mr. Zhang, there's no need for this! This is too invasive!"
"Our club went to Los Angeles to play a game, but the heads and chief designers of the two core game departments of Tenda Group accompanied us? This... seems a little inappropriate."
Zhang Yuan said: "Don't worry about this. Whether it is appropriate or not is something that Mr. Pei has to consider. If Mr. Pei refuses to go for fear of delaying work, then I will consider other candidates."
Wu Yue thought about it and it was right, so he nodded: "Okay, Mr. Zhang, then I will wait for the news."
Zhang Yuan hung up the phone and immediately called Mr. Pei to explain the situation.
On the other end of the phone, Pei Qian had just woken up and was having brunch at Moyu Internet Cafe.
When he heard that Zhang Yuan wanted to transfer Ye Zhizhou and Min Jingchao away, Pei Qian's eyes lit up and he readily agreed.
"No problem! Let them go! And this matter must go, we can't shirk it!"
Pei Qian was worried that he could not arrange them.
Now Ye Zhizhou is responsible for the operation of the overseas version of gog, and Min Jingchao is responsible for the update of the new version of gog and domestic operations. These two people can be said to be Mr. Pei's current henchmen.
If they work a little harder, gog's market share will increase a lot!
The better they do their job, the more difficult it will be for Mr. Pei to lose money.
This time, Pei Qian arranged the itinerary for the entire fv club team until the end of next month, which is the end of the ioi global finals.
Pei Qian doesn't think fv Club can win the championship at all. After all, European and American teams started early, trained a lot, and had to adapt to the version first. Why should fv Club, a team that was reorganized in the middle of less than a month, compete with the established strong European and American teams?
Most of them are in the quarterfinals, and at most they are eliminated in the semifinals.
But being eliminated doesn't affect their continued travel in Los Angeles!
Other clubs book flights and return home the next day after being eliminated. This is not humane. The team members usually work hard in training, and they finally get a visa to go abroad, but they still have to have fun for a few days?
Therefore, no matter what the results of fv club, Pei Qian will ask them to live in Los Angeles until the end of the ioi global finals and then come back.
So, Ye Zhizhou and Min Jingchao, two close friends, went to Los Angeles. For a whole month, didn't gog's work slow down and come to a standstill?
Even if these two people want to work online, there is a time difference of more than ten hours between Jingzhou and Los Angeles. One is during the day and the other is at night. When they wake up, Tengda will be off work.
Good!
So Pei Qian didn't think much about it and readily agreed.
As for Bao Xu and Zhou Pengyuan on the list, Pei Qian felt that they were dispensable, but since Zhang Yuan asked for them, let them go. It would cost more to get a spot.
Zhang Yuan was quite moved.
Mr. Pei really trusts himself, and he will give it to such an important department head just as he says!
Call these four people immediately and ask them to arrange the work handover and prepare to apply for an expedited visa.
A few minutes later, Bao Xu, who was happily playing games at his workstation, received a call from Zhang Yuan.
His expression changed from comfort to shock, then to shock and confusion.
After hanging up the phone, Bao Xu froze at his workstation and began to think about life. He didn't move for a long time.
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On the other side, in the sug club, Ding Gan also received a call from Manager Lu.
"What? Taking five members of the SUG club's ioi branch to Los Angeles???"
Ding Gan almost thought he heard wrongly.
After listening to Manager Lu tell the whole story, Ding Gan still didn't recover from his confusion.
I never expected that my team was eliminated in the domestic qualifying competition and did not get a spot for the ioi World Championship, but in the end, it still went to Los Angeles?
This time, the members of the SUG club are serving as sparring partners.
Because this team is considered a top-notch team in the country, and its strength is only about the same as the other two teams that competed.
They were swept 3:0 in the last game. It was not entirely a matter of strength, but mainly due to a broken mentality and insufficient tactical reserves.
Since the qualifying round, the members of the ioi division have been dejected for a long time.
I originally had the opportunity to go to the World Championships to show my face, but it turned out that I was one step away and a world of difference. Who can withstand this!
But now, things seem to be turning around again.
Although they can't go to the World Championships, it's good for the team members to relax with such a high standard of publicly funded travel!
Ding Gan thought about it and realized that he really had no reason to refuse.
The only question is, why did Mr. Pei do this?
Ding Gan buried his head in thought.
"Could it be that...this is some kind of hint from Mr. Pei?"
"Mr. Pei is a person who always has a clear distinction between love and hate, and a certain degree of reward and punishment. Previously, Sug had a conflict with Mr. Pei over the GPL quota, so he was removed from the GPL. However, Mr. Pei did not kill them all, but gave him a GDL quota.
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"It's the same this time. After President Pei reorganized the fv club, he squeezed out sug's World Championship quota. This is not against the sug club, but Pei is always humane. He spent money to invite our players to Los Angeles, saying it was for sparring, but okay
They are well fed and served, and stay in a five-star hotel. The treatment is better than traveling."
"Pei is always an open-minded person! The SUG club offended him, but they still ignored the past grudges... On the other hand, Longyu Group, as they said before, will immediately abandon SUG as soon as they are eliminated..."
"Let the judgment be made!"
Thinking of this, Ding Gan immediately nodded and said, "Okay, thank you very much, Mr. Pei, for your kindness!"
"However, I have a merciless request."
"Can I go to Los Angeles with you? I just want to go out for a few days recently. Don't worry, I will pay for all the expenses myself. You only need to take care of the expenses of the five team members. When I get to Los Angeles, I will play by myself and will not disturb you.
Daily training.”
Manager Lu thought for a while: "Mr. Ding, if you want to come, of course you can."
Since Ding Gan pays for himself, there is nothing to say. If he wants to go to Los Angeles, can Manager Lu and Wu Yue stop him?
I have brought thirty people with me, and I don’t care if I bring one more.
What's more, the SUG players help with sparring. Ding Gan is the owner of the SUG club, so he has to give him this face.
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After settling the Sug Club side, Manager Lu returned to Wu Yue's office.
"Mr. Wu, the SUG Club has made arrangements!"
Wu Yue nodded: "Well, the remaining four places are also available."
"Mr. Pei attaches great importance to fv club's trip to Los Angeles this time. Now our team can be said to be the ultimate dream team!"
"Look at the four newly added people, they are the designer of gog, the former operations director of ioi national server, the senior game designer of Tenda Games, the former star command player of gog... plus our own coaches and analysts
With the members of the three teams, the reserve strength is simply off the charts!"
Manager Lu listened to Wu Yue introduce the four new members, and his face was full of shock.
Is it even okay if the chief designer of gog goes there in person?
So magical!
This is equivalent to the GoG Global Invitational Tournament. The chief designer of Zhitou Company personally conducts data analysis for a certain club. Killing a chicken with a knife is not enough to describe this kind of behavior!
The current data analysis team of fv club can be said to be the ultimate gorgeous one.
More importantly, Ye Zhizhou and Min Jingchao are not fighting alone. Behind them are the two game departments of Yangyang Games and Tenda Games. If they encounter any problems, they can be directly handed over to the designers of the two departments to solve them together.
Manager Lu couldn't help but sigh: "If you want to put it this way, we don't need an ioi world server account!"
"Why do you want to play high-end rankings? We have three teams with fifteen people. It is enough to practice with ourselves!"
"The members of the first team can play training games with the second team and sug respectively. Then when the second team plays a training game with sug to test the strength of the lineup, the players of the first team can listen to the analyst's review and explain the tactics."
"In the spare time, the players can be divided into several groups to practice laning and maintain their feel. Isn't this much more efficient than high rank?"
Previously, Manager Lu and Wu Yue were hesitant about going to Los Angeles, mainly because they were worried that they would not be able to get high-end game accounts there and the training results could not be guaranteed.
You can’t go there and solo queue from scratch, right?
But there is no need for it now. As long as there are enough people, the training schedule will naturally be full, and it doesn't matter whether you have a high-end account or not.
Wu Yue immediately became more motivated: "Everything is ready. We must train well this time. If we don't get good results, we will be sorry for Mr. Pei!"