Chapter 329: Be Bold in Your Budget

"Oh, what's the plan?"

Yao Beiguo quickly asked. He had thought for a long time but hadn't found a solution.

He hadn't expected that Tao Ze would have a plan in such a short time. It seemed his decision to come here was indeed correct.

Tao Ze pondered for a moment, then slowly spoke.

"The most fundamental reason professional teams want to achieve results is that the Club wants to make a name for itself. And the reason for making a name is simply to leverage that fame to find ways for the Club to make money."

"So, ultimately, the Club simply wants to use its fame to generate profit."

"But there's a way to make the Club famous that might not require achieving results."

"What method can make the Club famous without achieving results?"

Yao Beiguo asked, puzzled. He couldn't think of any way for the Club to gain fame without achieving rankings.

Tao Ze smiled mysteriously.

"Retired professional players, although their strength isn't what it used to be, still have one point that can be utilized: their popularity."

"Many of these retired professional players have achieved results in competitions. As long as they've achieved results, they're bound to have gained some fans. Although the number of fans might decrease after retirement, there will definitely still be some."

"We can fully leverage this for publicity, such as 'XX professional player returns to the arena,' or 'Several veteran professional players reunite and return to the arena'…."

"As long as we use such slogans, it will definitely attract a large number of people's attention. As long as enough people pay attention, won't our Club's name spread?"

"We can fully utilize this wave of popularity to make a profit, take on commercial endorsements, and create merchandise for retired professional players."

"…"

Listening to Tao Ze's explanation, Yao Beiguo thought seriously. If they did this, it could indeed create a buzz.

But this would truly only be a temporary buzz!

Once the retired professional players actually entered the competition, if they didn't achieve any results, this wave of popularity would completely disappear.

Yao Beiguo explained his thoughts.

Tao Ze did not refute this; instead, he continued.

"Having this wave of popularity is enough, after all, this is a new gaming Club. With this wave of popularity, at least the gaming Club can appear in everyone's sight."

"And we can also use this wave of popularity to make a profit, isn't that a great thing!"

"What about after this wave of popularity? How will those retired professional players be arranged? If they continue to compete, they still won't get results."

Yao Beiguo asked, confused. If that were the case, it would only be a temporary buzz and wouldn't solve the fundamental problem.

After this wave of popularity, the Club would still return to its original state.

"Then we'll need to take it slow. We can appropriately find some new players, and then have these old players lead those new players, gradually transitioning. Those old professional players can serve as coaches."

Tao Ze sighed. He was also somewhat at a loss regarding the arrangements for these old professional players.

He also didn't know what the Tomorrow Group's CEO Chen was thinking, why he was so fixated on those retired professional players.

"That's the only way."

Yao Beiguo nodded. At least now there was some progress.

"Let's not talk about these for now. We should first finalize the location for the gaming Club, and then we'll need to equip it with computers and other equipment."

"I do have some ideas for the Club's location. In the science park next to where I used to work, there's a seven-story office building for rent. Both its size and location are excellent."

"It probably won't be rented out that quickly, so we can go take a look."

Tao Ze recalled, then slowly spoke.

"Alright, I'll go take a look right away."

Yao Beiguo immediately couldn't sit still upon hearing this. The venue was an urgent problem that needed to be solved. Only by establishing the Club could they think about the next steps.

…………..

Several days later,

Tomorrow Group,

Chen Mo looked at the budget report in his hand and frowned slightly.

"CEO Chen, is there any problem with this report?"

Yao Beiguo asked with some concern, seeing CEO Chen frown.

"Hmm!"

Chen Mo nodded, looking up at Yao Beiguo, who was sitting opposite him.

"I said that the Club's configuration must be top-notch, but your budget plan is still a bit conservative, not bold enough."

"The location itself isn't a problem. This seven-story office building is indeed good, and the annual rent is only 20 million. But you only rented it for one year, which is a bit short. Let's start with two years. Otherwise, if it expires next year, will you have to renew the lease? That's too troublesome."

"Also, the computers and desks and chairs, your configuration is only similar to the computer configurations of the regular office staff in our current company. How can that work?"

"Since it's for gaming, the demand for computers will definitely be higher. How about this: I'll give you a budget of 80,000 per computer. Go find a professional to configure the computers. And the chairs, they also need to be upgraded."

"Also, the treatment for recruiting those retired professional players shouldn't be too harsh."

Listening to CEO Chen's words, Yao Beiguo didn't react for a moment. He had seen CEO Chen frown and thought his budget was too high.

But he hadn't expected that his budget was actually too low.

This…

He had worked for four gaming Clubs, and this was the first time he had seen a boss complain that the budget was too low.

"CEO Chen, if we calculate it this way, the budget will more than double. Won't that be too much?"

"Not too much, not too much. Just follow my requirements."

Chen Mo directly pushed the plan back to Yao Beiguo.

Too much?

He wished it could be a bit more. Even if the budget doubled, it would only be 70 million, still 30 million short of his 100 million budget.

However, there was no other way. This was almost the maximum expenditure for this gaming Club.

Yao Beiguo took the budget plan. Since CEO Chen had already said so, he had nothing more to say.

However, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional. This CEO Chen was different from all the bosses he had met before!

"Oh, the gaming Club needs renovation, right? I'll give you a contact. You can find him for the renovation, and then mention my name. He'll know how to do the renovation."

Chen Mo suddenly remembered that the renovation for this budget plan hadn't decided on a renovation company yet. It just so happened that Wang Yang would be a good choice.

This Wang Yang was not bad; he would give him red envelopes.