Friendship First

“There are indeed some arrangements to be made.”

Chen Mo took a sip of tea, his gaze falling on Yao Beiguo.

“Mr. Chen can arrange anything you wish.”

Upon hearing this, Yao Beiguo quickly sat up straight, his expression becoming very serious.

“It’s like this: Cangxue Games’ Limit Survival and tianlong have been popular for some time. As the official game developers, we haven’t held any tournaments yet, which is really inexcusable.”

“So, I’ve decided that our official game team will host a large-scale, authoritative tournament with high prize money.”

“The total prize money will be 60 million. Limit Survival’s prize money can be 40 million, and tianlong’s can be 20 million. As for how the specific ranking prizes should be distributed, you can decide that yourself when you go back.”

Chen Mo looked at Yao Beiguo and said seriously, considering the current system funds, Cangxue Games’ continuous income for the rest of the month, and other expenses.

The 60 million tournament prize money would just offset all of this month’s revenue.

“Mr. Chen, won’t 60 million in tournament prize money be too high? Normally, one or two tens of millions in prize money is already very high.”

Yao Beiguo was a bit stunned when he heard Mr. Chen mention the tournament prize money.

He hadn't expected Mr. Chen to put up 60 million as prize money; this was a truly grand gesture.

He had been in the e-sports industry for so many years, and the largest prize money he had ever seen was only 30 million.

Yet, with Mr. Chen, it had directly doubled.

Ever since Mr. Chen invested 100 million in the Club, he knew that Mr. Chen was a boss who was very willing to spend money on his own company.

But he hadn't expected it.

Not only was Mr. Chen willing to spend money on his own company, but even the prize money set for the tournaments he organized was so extravagant.

Perhaps this was Mr. Chen’s ambition.

Yao Beiguo couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Chen Mo heard Yao Beiguo’s words and frowned slightly.

It seemed he hadn't heard an employee advise him to spend less money for a while. He remembered that Wei Yan, the rebellious one, used to do this often.

However, Wei Yan had now turned over a new leaf and hadn't caused him any trouble for a long time.

This was something he was very pleased about.

If only the other troublesome ones were like Wei Yan, how good would that be?

Thinking this, he looked at Yao Beiguo and spoke faintly.

“The tournament also represents our Tomorrow Group. If the prize money is too little, how can it reflect the strength of our Tomorrow Group? So, this prize money cannot be reduced. Just do as I say.”

“I understand, Mr. Chen.”

Yao Beiguo nodded slightly; he suddenly realized he had been thinking too superficially.

He only saw the tournament itself, while Mr. Chen was thinking of using the tournament to showcase the Group’s strength.

This was the so-called vision, he supposed.

“Oh, right, Mr. Chen, our Club’s Fire Dragon Island e-sports team will also participate in an official competition at the end of October.”

He wasn't sure if Mr. Chen knew about this, but since they were already discussing it, he felt it was better to report it.

“Oh! Tell me the specifics.”

Chen Mo’s eyes flickered upon hearing this. An e-sports team participating in an official competition—he needed to understand this thoroughly.

“Okay, Mr. Chen.”

“This Fire Dragon Island competition is organized by the official Fire Dragon Island. Currently, the champion’s prize money is 3 million, the runner-up’s is 1 million, and the third place’s is 500,000.”

Yao Beiguo quickly explained in detail.

Chen Mo tapped his fingers lightly on the desk, asking casually.

“How strong is your team?”

This was something he was very concerned about. Although he had given restrictions and a list for recruiting team members, if Yao Beiguo, like those troublesome ones, tried to sneak in his own agenda.

That would be problematic.

So, it was better to ask clearly.

Hearing Mr. Chen’s question, Yao Beiguo smiled somewhat awkwardly.

“Mr. Chen, our current team members are all retired champion players, but although they are champion players, as they age, their hand speed and reaction time have begun to decline. Compared to those young professional players, they cannot compete. If we want to achieve any ranking in this competition, the chances are minimal.”

“So, to be honest, our purpose in organizing this team to participate is merely to make an appearance and increase our Club’s reputation.”

Listening to Yao Beiguo’s explanation, Chen Mo finally relaxed.

Declining strength, minimal chance of winning the championship.

This undoubtedly put his mind at ease. Wasn't this the exact effect he wanted when he established the game Club and specifically recruited those retired old professional players?

Thinking of this, a slight smile unconsciously appeared on his face.

Although the game Club, under Yao Beiguo’s leadership, showed no signs of collapsing, Yao Beiguo was at least doing things according to his requirements.

His gaze towards Yao Beiguo also became satisfied.

“Is that so? Making an appearance is good. As for the competition results, our Club has only just been established, so don’t be too ambitious and don’t put too much pressure on the players. Tell them not to care about their ranking.”

“Friendship first, competition second.”

“Also, since it’s for a competition, don’t mistreat the participating players. To ensure the players are in good e-sports condition, during the competition, I want to ensure their food, clothing, and accommodation are all comfortable. On this point, you must not be frugal.”

“I understand, Mr. Chen.”

Yao Beiguo listened to Mr. Chen’s words, and his suspended heart finally relaxed.

“Alright, if there’s nothing else, go handle it as soon as possible. As for the tournament prize money, it will be transferred to your Club’s account shortly.”

Chen Mo saw that today’s matters had been arranged and ended the conversation directly.

“Okay, Mr. Chen, I will handle it as soon as possible.”

Yao Beiguo said, already getting up and walking out of the office.

“Wait a moment!”

Chen Mo suddenly remembered something, walked directly to a cabinet, took out two boxes of tea from inside, and returned.

“Take this tea home to drink, or you can use it to entertain guests.”

“Thank you, Mr. Chen.”

Yao Beiguo quickly thanked Mr. Chen when he saw him hand over the two boxes of tea.

He had already learned about Mr. Chen giving tea from the group chat before.

According to the conclusions summarized by those old managers, Mr. Chen would generally only personally give tea to those he valued.

Thinking of this,

Yao Beiguo was very excited. It seemed Mr. Chen was starting to value him too!

Watching Yao Beiguo leave.

Chen Mo sat back down at his desk in a pleasant mood, casually opened the music platform, and entered the new song charts.

At this time, the top two songs on the new song chart were:

First place: “ten years”

Second place: “invisible wings”

After a few days of fermentation, Zhang Lan’s second song, “ten years,” successfully surpassed “invisible wings” to become the number one song on the new song chart.

And Zhang Lan had also sent him a message, saying she was already preparing to release her third new song.

Furthermore, the music platform had already started discussing song authorization with her, and the conditions they offered were all very good.