Focus on training

Inside the BL lounge.

Listening to He Pengfei's words on the stage, everyone looked at President Chen with expressions full of respect.

They hadn't expected that President Chen, who usually didn't say much and just quietly watched the matches, would have said so much to the team members last night.

And it was precisely because of what he said that those four players changed their strategy today, which in turn led to them winning the championship today.

It could be said that President Chen played a huge part in the BL Team's championship victory!

Sitting on the sofa, Chen Mo couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth as he listened to He Pengfei on the big screen.

It was his words that made those four esports players change their strategy!

At this moment, he wished he could slap himself twice; why did he have to go and talk to those players when he had nothing better to do!

On stage.

The interview concluded, and they soon entered the awards ceremony. The club's coaches and some other members were also allowed to go on stage to lift the trophy of highest honor together.

"President Chen, we're going on stage now."

Yao Beiguo looked at President Chen sitting on the sofa and spoke softly.

"You go ahead, I won't be going."

Chen Mo shook his head; given his current status, he didn't want to go out and expose himself.

The BL Team becoming popular would only affect one club, but if he showed his face, it could potentially affect the entire Mingri Group!

"Alright!"

Upon hearing this, Yao Beiguo walked out of the Room.

"President Chen isn't going?"

Arriving outside the Room, Tao Ze leaned over.

"Yeah, this is President Chen for you—contributing silently while leaving the glory to us."

"President Chen is truly so great!"

Tao Ze sighed with emotion.

The two of them walked towards the stage together.

On stage, as everyone gathered, they lifted the championship trophy together and posed for photos.

At the same time, they also received the 3 million championship prize.

After all the proceedings were finished, it was already midnight when they returned to the hotel.

However, everyone was extremely excited and didn't feel sleepy at all.

"President Chen, the flight tickets have already been booked; the flight is tomorrow morning at 10 AM."

Yao Beiguo found President Chen and told him about the flight tickets for tomorrow.

After all, today's match was over, and it was time for them to return to Jiangcheng.

"Mm, you handle the arrangements."

Chen Mo nodded; he just wanted some peace and quiet right now and didn't want to deal with so many things.

"Alright, President Chen, but how should the 3 million championship prize be distributed?"

Yao Beiguo continued to ask. Now that the team had won the championship, they had received 3 million in prize money. Although it couldn't compare to the prize money for the tournaments President Chen organized, it was still a significant amount.

Prize money!

Hearing Yao Beiguo's words, Chen Mo finally had some thoughts in his previously irritated heart.

Since the championship had already been won and he couldn't change that fact, he could at least use the championship title to do some damage control.

He could also distribute bonuses. This was the first official tournament championship for the BL Game Club.

This had extraordinary significance!

To celebrate the BL Game Club's first championship, it wouldn't be excessive for him to give out some bonuses, right?

Chen Mo thought to himself, and he already had an idea.

"The 3 million prize money can just be split equally among those four professional players."

"President Chen, just split among the four players? But there are other team members as well, including a life assistant coach who has been a great help to the team."

Yao Beiguo asked cautiously.

"Don't worry, I will distribute rewards to the others on my end; the 3 million prize money should just be split among those four players."

Chen Mo said indifferently. As for how much to reward, he would need to calculate it carefully when he returned.

He had to make sure to spend as much System Funds as possible within the system's allowance.

"I understand, President Chen. I will go and tell them about this later."

"However, there is one more thing. After our BL Team's Leap, a few brands contacted me wanting to invite the team members to do commercial endorsements. The endorsement fees offered are quite good. Should we accept a few of them?"

Yao Beiguo continued to ask. Now that the BL Team had won the championship, they had gained a certain level of fame in the esports scene. Especially at this moment, right after winning the championship, their traffic was definitely at its peak.

It was perfectly normal for brands to approach them for endorsements at this time. The reason many clubs wanted to win the championship, besides wanting the highest honor of the title, was mostly because winning the championship would bring a lot of attention and traffic.

This was the most profitable time to engage in commercial activities or do endorsements.

This was also one of the club's sources of income, and no one would say anything about doing this.

Endorsements!

Endorsement fees!

Hearing Yao Beiguo's words, Chen Mo narrowed his eyes slightly. This Yao Beiguo was really something; the team had just won the championship, and he was already trying to make money for him.

Endorsements were indeed one of the club's major revenue streams. If he cut off this revenue channel, wouldn't that mean the club would have one less way to generate income?

Chen Mo thought to himself, and soon he had an idea.

"Forget about the endorsements. From now on, just decline everything that requires professional players to participate in endorsements or commercial activities."

"President Chen, the club's profits will decrease significantly!"

Yao Beiguo looked puzzled. Accepting commercial advertisements was one of the club's important sources of income, especially after winning the championship, when the income from such endorsements would be even higher.

"No, we cannot sacrifice the professional players' training time just to make money. Besides, the club has just won the championship. While there will indeed be some commercial activities approaching us at this time, our club cannot indulge in them."

"Do not be arrogant in victory, do not be discouraged in defeat. At this time, we should focus even more on the professional players' training."

Chen Mo had a serious expression on his face.

"But…"

"There are no 'buts.' Just do as I say. Professional players are here to play professionally, not to take on advertisements."

Seeing that Yao Beiguo wanted to say something more, Chen Mo directly interrupted him.

"Alright, President Chen, I will decline those activity invitations shortly."

Seeing President Chen's firm attitude, Yao Beiguo didn't say anything else and turned to walk out of the Room.

Watching Yao Beiguo leave, Chen Mo fell into deep thought.

Today, he realized a problem: if he wanted the club to have no results, relying solely on finding retired players or benchwarmers wasn't reliable.

Just like tonight, four retired champion players came out of retirement and actually won the tournament championship again.

Therefore, if he wanted the club to have no results, he had to find other ways.

He had to interfere with those esports players from other angles, otherwise, it would be disastrous if they won a few more championships in the future.

Chen Mo rubbed his temples in a headache. He didn't know what was going on lately; various industries were experiencing changes one after another.

Some perfectly good loss-making businesses were suddenly turned profitable by those slippery characters.