Chapter 327 Tao Ze

After a long while, Yao Beiguo gradually recovered from his shocked expression.

If it was ten million, he would still need to calculate if the budget would be enough.

But one hundred million would definitely be enough, perhaps even more than needed.

After all, the member list Mr. Chen provided mostly consisted of retired professional players or benchwarmers.

These people shared one common characteristic: their fees wouldn't be very high.

The biggest expenses would likely be the Club's venue rent, as well as renovation and some computer equipment.

But one hundred million would definitely not be fully utilized.

"Mr. Chen, a budget of one hundred million is a bit much."

"My requirements are simple: for the Club we establish, whether it's the venue, the renovation, or the computers and other equipment, I want the best…"

"How about this, you prepare a budget for me."

Chen Mo suddenly stopped halfway through his sentence, then changed his statement.

He thought for a moment.

It would be better if he personally supervised this time, as the special mission's settlement time was at the end of the month. To avoid any unforeseen circumstances, he could only personally oversee it.

Moreover, this one hundred million was system funds he needed to spend after deducting some other expenses.

He didn't expect that establishing a gaming Club would consume all of these one hundred million system funds.

But if he could spend as much as possible, he still wanted to spend more, which was why he gave Yao Beiguo a budget of one hundred million, precisely to make him not save money and spend as much of the system funds as possible.

"Understood, Mr. Chen."

Yao Beiguo quickly agreed; preparing a budget was no problem at all.

The two chatted for a while longer.

Yao Beiguo then left the office, took the elevator, and walked out of the building.

The sun was still dazzling, and vehicles were coming and going.

His mood at this moment was completely different from his mood when he left the NNG Gaming Club last time.

At that time, he was lost, unsure of what the future held.

But now, it was the complete opposite; he saw hope, even though this time was also very difficult. After all, it was still very challenging to get those retired professional players back on the field and achieve results.

But this time, it was somewhat different: he had a budget of one hundred million in funds.

He believed that with the support of this one hundred million in funds, he would definitely find a way for the gaming Club to achieve results.

Back at the hotel, Yao Beiguo immediately found the list of personnel Mr. Chen had given him.

Of course, he didn't first look at the retired professional players, but rather flipped to the list of management personnel.

After all, he was only one person now, and to manage a large Club, he definitely needed help.

And Mr. Chen stipulated that he could only select from these personnel lists.

There was no other way, so he could only choose the relatively better ones from among these people.

He flipped through the data page by page, and his gaze quickly fixed on a name.

Tao Ze!

Looking at this name, Yao Beiguo was a little surprised.

This person used to be his partner; he remembered they were running their second gaming Club at the time.

However, when that Club disbanded, he went to another gaming Club, and later they didn't keep in touch much.

He didn't expect to see him on this list.

He briefly looked at Tao Ze's information and found that after he joined his previous gaming Club, he left after two years in office, for reasons unknown.

The reason for his departure wasn't shown in the data, and it was unclear whether he resigned or was dismissed.

In any case, after Tao Ze left that Club, he didn't take up any other positions in any gaming Club.

However, when they were partners, Tao Ze's business capabilities were quite good, and he had his own ideas about management and decision-making.

After some thought, he flipped through the information of other managers.

According to the data, the capabilities of these people were basically similar; either they had made some mistakes, or their abilities were not high.

After comparing them, he finally focused his attention directly on Tao Ze.

He didn't know much about the others, but he was more familiar with Tao Ze. Although he didn't know why he worked at that gaming Club for two years and then didn't take up any other positions in any gaming Club.

He was still clear about Tao Ze's abilities; having him as his assistant would absolutely be no problem.

After making his decision, Yao Beiguo took out his phone and dialed the number on the information.

"Hello, who is this?"

The call connected, and an impatient voice came through.

Yao Beiguo subconsciously moved the phone away slightly, frowning slightly. Listening to the voice and tone on the other end, it was clear he had been drinking, and was a bit drunk.

What was going on?

He glanced at the time; it was only a little past 2 PM. Drinking at this time, and being drunk, was a bit unusual!

Yao Beiguo thought for a moment, then slowly spoke.

"This is Yao Beiguo. I'd like to meet with you. Are you available?"

"Yao Beiguo… who? Oh, oh!! You want to come drink with me, then come on over, I'm at…"

Tao Ze said drunkenly, finally giving his address.

Soon the call ended.

Yao Beiguo looked surprised; after Tao Ze gave the address, he didn't expect Tao Ze to be in Jiang City at this moment.

In that case, things would be easier.

No matter what, he had to meet Tao Ze. The other party's current state clearly indicated he had encountered something. If he went over to help him now, and later if he could join the gaming Club, they could also cooperate better, couldn't they?

With this mindset, Yao Beiguo immediately headed to the address Tao Ze had given him.

…

Jiang City, within a high-end residential complex.

Yao Beiguo found Tao Ze's residence according to the address.

He took the elevator to the sixth floor. As soon as the elevator door opened, he heard a slightly mocking voice coming from within.

"Tao Ze, the more you act like this, the more I look down on you. Yes, I fell for Young Master Wang, and I admit I betrayed you emotionally. He's the son of Ruishang Group, his family is well-off, and he's richer than you. Is it wrong for me to choose a better future?"

"And you? You were doing so well as a manager at the gaming Club, yet you resigned from that manager position for me to become a supervisor at a small company in Jiang City, earning less than half of your previous income."

"And now you've even quit your supervisor job, drinking away your sorrows in this rented room. Do you think I'll pity you and change my mind about you? Ridiculous."

"I came today to formally inform you that there's no possibility for us. Here's two thousand yuan; you don't have a job now, so this two thousand yuan will help you get by for a while."

Yao Beiguo stepped out of the elevator, looking at the half-open door ahead. The voices were coming from inside this half-open door.

He checked the door number again; it was indeed the address Tao Ze had given him.

This…

Yao Beiguo hesitated. Should he be hearing these words?

He didn't know whether he should go in.