Strength speaks

"Problem? What problem?"

Yao Beiguo looked at the person who had arrived in confusion. The BL Game Club had always been developing steadily, so how could any issues have arisen?

"General Manager Yao, take a look."

As the person spoke, he took out his phone and handed it to Yao Beiguo.

Yao Beiguo took the phone and looked at it with confusion, but his brow soon furrowed tightly.

"What's the matter?"

Chen Mo was sitting to the side and had heard some of the conversation.

The club was having problems?

Wasn't that a good thing?

"General Manager Chen, the fact that we went out for an outing this afternoon has been posted on Weibo."

Yao Beiguo said slowly.

"It's just an outing, what does it matter if it's posted online?"

Chen Mo shook his head with some disappointment; he had thought something big was about to happen.

"General Manager Chen, you'll understand once you look at the comment section."

Yao Beiguo said, having already placed the phone in General Manager Chen's hands.

Chen Mo took the phone and glanced at the comment section below the Weibo post.

The more he read, the happier he felt.

He hadn't expected that just organizing a casual outing would lead to someone taking photos and posting them on Weibo.

This was nothing.

What made him happy was the comment section, where those people didn't believe their team would achieve any good results in the competition.

More importantly, because they had gone out for an outing the day before the competition, many people had a very poor impression of their club, saying that the club only knew how to create hype and didn't care about the esports competition at all, which also brought them many haters.

It really was a case of unintended consequences working out in his favor.

He just wanted to consume more System Funds through the outing and, while he was at it, influence the condition of the four esports players.

"General Manager Chen, don't worry, I will resolve this matter."

Seeing that General Manager Chen was silent, Yao Beiguo hurriedly spoke up to reassure him.

This was no longer a small matter; if not handled well, the reputation of the BL Game Club would be completely ruined.

"I know a few PR professionals who are quite capable; I'll go contact them."

Tao Ze also spoke up quickly. Those PR professionals were people he had met when he worked at a club previously, and they had helped that club solve many problems back then.

"General Manager Chen, we should also post on Weibo to explain this situation."

He Pengfei and the others, who were sitting at the same table eating, also hurriedly spoke up.

They had been professional players at clubs for many years and knew the importance of reputation to a club.

"Hmm! Why resolve it?"

Hearing this, Chen Mo snapped out of his thoughts and looked at the anxious faces of Yao Beiguo, Tao Ze, and the others.

He thought to himself, 'I finally found an opportunity to damage the club's standing, if you guys fix it, how will that work?'

It couldn't be resolved; it absolutely must not be resolved.

"If we don't resolve it, our club's reputation will be ruined."

Yao Beiguo explained.

Chen Mo turned his head and glanced indifferently at Yao Beiguo.

"Resolve it? How would you resolve it? We just went out for an outing to help them relax and prevent them from being too nervous during the competition. What is wrong with that?"

As he spoke, he turned to look at the four esports players.

"General Manager Chen, this approach is indeed not wrong, but the netizens' comments, and the club's reputation, will be ruined."

Yao Beiguo had a helpless expression. Sometimes, your own actions aren't wrong, but as long as they don't align with the public's perception, in their eyes, you are wrong.

"Our reputation is something we define for ourselves, not something they define for us. We haven't done anything wrong, so why should we change for them? What is the purpose of us establishing this club? It is for the spirit of competition."

Chen Mo shook his head with a firm gaze.

"You don't need to worry about this matter; just focus on doing your own jobs."

"Alright, General Manager Chen. Then, shall we continue with tomorrow's itinerary?"

Seeing General Manager Chen's firm attitude, Yao Beiguo nodded in agreement. However, there was still a scheduled visit to Lingyin Temple tomorrow morning, and under the current public opinion, he didn't know if they should continue with the outing.

"Continue? Why wouldn't we continue?"

Chen Mo replied without hesitation.

"Alright, General Manager Chen."

Yao Beiguo lowered his head, full of worry.

Dinner ended quickly.

Chen Mo returned leisurely to his presidential suite.

Meanwhile, Yao Beiguo and Tao Ze sat in the chairs in the Room, their faces full of unconcealable worry.

"Brother Yao, do you think it's really okay not to handle this? I just took a look on Weibo, and the reputation of our BL Game Club is already very poor. If this continues, it will have a huge impact on our development!"

Tao Ze put his phone on the dining table helplessly. By this time, the news that their club had taken the competing players out for an outing the day before the match had already spread throughout the esports circle.

If this continued to ferment, the reputation of the BL Game Club would be completely rotten.

"I don't know. General Manager Chen must have his own intentions; we should just follow orders. Besides, General Manager Chen was right about one thing: we didn't do anything wrong; we just did something that other gaming clubs didn't."

Yao Beiguo shook his head. Regarding this matter, he also didn't know how to respond, nor did he know what exactly was in General Manager Chen's mind.

"Alright then, I'll go arrange the itinerary for the trip to Lingyin Temple tomorrow. I heard it's supposed to be very effective; we can make a wish together when we go."

Tao Ze sighed and then nodded slightly.

"You believe in that?"

Yao Beiguo looked at Tao Ze in surprise.

"I don't really believe in it, but it's just for peace of mind."

Tao Ze smiled, stood up, and walked outside.

…

"Fei-ge, I just saw the comments on Weibo; they are very unfriendly toward our club!"

"Yeah, reputation has a huge impact on the club. Should we do something?"

Lin Guangqing and the others came up to He Pengfei, looking somewhat worried.

They were able to make a comeback and become professional players again all thanks to the BL Game Club. During their time at the club, the treatment they received was very good; there was absolutely no discriminatory talk just because they were retired professional players.

Furthermore, it had provided them with a destination for their future path; even if they retired again, the club would let them work as coaches.

Never before had any gaming club done this much for them; basically, once they saw their skills declining and felt they had no value, they would try to find ways to make them retire.

But at the BL Game Club, they didn't feel that way at all. Here, they had found a sense of belonging, so after problems arose for the BL Game Club, they hoped they could contribute their own effort.

He Pengfei looked at the three of them, seeing their worried expressions, and shook his head slightly.

"We don't need to do anything extra. The only thing we need to do right now is maintain our esports form and then, on the field, win the championship. As long as we win the championship, everything will be resolved."

"So, everyone go play a couple of games for me, maintain your form, and then go get some rest."

Those people on the internet right now, saying so much—isn't it just because they think their skills have already seriously declined, and then they still went out for an outing the day before the match, being too decadent and lazy, not something a qualified club should do?

But all these comments would be completely dispelled as long as they won the championship.

Esports competitions ultimately require strength to do the talking. So what if I went out for an outing? Didn't I still win the championship?