Wednesday, December 7th.

In Moyu Internet Cafe, Pei Qian was drinking coffee and reading the news on the forum.

"It's strange. Logically speaking, the qualifying competition for ioi should start soon. Why can't I see any news on the Internet?"

"There are a few rumors, but there is no concrete evidence, and it won't make any waves at all."

Pei Qian was a little confused, because according to the information from Yangyang Games, the qualifying competition for ioi should start within a week.

Because the preseason of the GPL League is scheduled to start this weekend, not all clubs will participate in this preseason, and it will only last three weeks.

For the club, the preseason is an opportunity to practice and run in. For the league, it can adapt to various emergencies in the game in advance. For the audience, it can also have games to watch during this boring time.

See the preview of the gpl league in advance.

After finishing the game at the end of this month, I will take a two-week break, and then around mid-January, the GPL Spring Split will officially start.

At present, ioi is facing a huge threat from gog. It is better overseas, especially at home. It can be said that every move of ioi's national server depends on gog's face.

Including changes in the new version of ioi, we are also learning from gog.

Under this circumstance, Ioi's two important games: the qualifying rounds and the World Finals must avoid gog's game time as much as possible.

The competition between the two sides is taking place at the same time. Isn't the ioi side waiting to be robbed of the popularity?

Therefore, the time set by the Zhidou Company should be to finish the domestic qualifying matches this weekend and determine the three teams that will compete in the World Championship; and wait until the end of this month to start the World Championship when the GPL preseason has just ended.

In the finals, this can stagger the popularity of gpl and avoid its sharpness.

Pei Qian also raised his hands in agreement with this idea.

However, what makes Pei Qian feel a little pity is that the ioi domestic qualifying competition still collides with the gpl pre-season: they both start this weekend.

"It seems that Zhidou Company has tried very hard to avoid GPL events, but there is no way. There is really not enough time."

"From the preparations for the Ioi qualifying tournament to the official start, the time is very tight. It is impossible to go forward. If we delay it, there will be GPL competitions in the next 20 days, and there is no point in delaying it."

"So we had to crash, which was a bit embarrassing."

"But a crash is a crash. Isn't it a bit unreasonable that the popularity of the ioi qualifying competition is so low? The official doesn't seem to have done much publicity?"

"There is no sound at all. Doesn't this give up the heat to GPL?"

"These people are too unprofessional in what they do. We have to find a way to help them and make things more popular."

"Hmm...how can I help?"

Pei Qian saw that the popularity of the ioi qualifying competition was so low and no one was discussing it at all, so he couldn't help but worry for them.

If ioi's competition fails to gain popularity, how can it still pose a threat to gog?

If the popularity of gog continues to be as high as it is now, how can we still lose money?

Therefore, Pei Qian decided to lend a helping hand and help Zhidou Company. At least stir up the popularity of the ioi qualifying competition and raise a little more attention, right?

This is nothing more than spending some marketing expenses, and it doesn't cost much.

Zhitou Company and Longyu Group are both big companies with good money, so why are they so stingy about this matter? This is quite puzzling to Pei Qian.

But then I thought again, maybe the preparations for the qualifying rounds were too hasty, so I haven't taken the time to build up the popularity yet?

Well, this possibility also exists.

Then it's even more important to give it a try.

But Pei Qian didn't have a good idea of ​​how to help.

It is definitely impossible to pay for it out of your own pocket. As for the three melons and two dates in Pei Qian's pocket now, the most he can do is buy some fake money online to show off, but the effect is minimal.

Besides, the fundamental purpose of doing these things is to lose money and convert more personal property. As a result, before losing money, you use your personal property to invest in it. Isn’t this crazy?

Therefore, we still have to find a way to get the system to reimburse us.

The problem is that the ioi qualifying competition is not a competition organized by Tenda, so how can the system reimburse it? It seems a bit unreasonable.

Pei Qian touched his chin and thought hard for a long time, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind.

"Yes, didn't I just invest in an ioi club? I can do something about this!"

Pei Qian just made a trip to Magic City on Monday and invested in the fv club at the speed of light. It has only been two days now.

It makes no sense to spend the company's money to promote the ioi qualifying competition, and the system will not approve it. But if you spend money to promote the fv club and promote the ioi qualifying competition at the same time, wouldn't it be enough?

You can spend as much money as you want to promote your club, and the system is very tolerant in this regard!

Although Pei Qian had made up his mind never to interfere in the operation of the fv club, but giving it some money for advertising shouldn't be considered interference in the operation, right?

Of course, there is a hidden danger in doing this, that is, what if the fv club becomes famous, the attention increases significantly, and there are hidden profit risks.

But Pei Qian thought about it and realized that this possibility was too low, very slim.

What is the current status of fv club?

There was some money, but not much. Pei Qian only gave him three million. This amount of money was nothing compared to the investment from those wealthy clubs. Not to mention the people, there were only three players left, and they were all weak.

Not great.

What can a club like this do if it desperately promotes it?

After all, e-sports is all about performance. Without performance, no matter how much marketing you do, it will only make the audience feel sick and uncomfortable, and it will accelerate the loss of popularity among passers-by.

Besides, the chances of fv club making it out of the qualifying round are very slim, and now that they are promoting it like crazy, they can’t keep the popularity at all.

In short, the heat brought by the money-burning publicity will be concentrated on the ioi qualifying competition, which will not have much impact on the fv club itself, and Pei Qian also legitimately spent a lot of money.

Perfect, very perfect!

The more Pei Qian thought about it, the more appropriate it became, and he immediately dialed the number of Wu Yue, the owner of FV Club.

"Hello, Mr. Pei?" The phone rang a few times before it was picked up. Wu Yue's voice was a bit sleepy, as if he had just woken up.

Pei Qian looked at his watch. It's almost 11 o'clock in the morning. Are you still sleeping? Is it later than I got up?

Yes, Mr. Pei appreciates this kind of person.

Pei Qian asked: "Does the club have enough money?"

Wu Yue on the other end of the phone was obviously stunned for a moment.

Didn’t Mr. Pei invest three million just yesterday? Why did he mention the money again today?

Could it be that...Mr. Pei knew that I was buying team members and was worried that I didn't have enough money, so he wanted to give me more money?

Wu Yue couldn't help but feel warm and moved, and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Mr. Pei, the money is still enough. You don't have to worry about this."

Pei Qian was very dissatisfied with this answer.

When you still have enough money? This Wu Yue is not honest enough at first glance.

Pei Qian coughed twice: "Enough is definitely impossible. If you think the money is enough, it must be that the work somewhere is not done properly!"

"In this case, I will give you another three million."

"However, these three million are earmarked for marketing expenses. Use this money to promote online and promote the fv club and the upcoming ioi qualifying competition through various channels."

Wu Yue was stunned for a moment and said quickly: "Mr. Pei, three million marketing expenses are too much! I'm afraid the effect will not be very good, it will be a bit wasteful..."

"Otherwise, use half a million or one million for marketing, and use the rest of the money elsewhere..."

Pei Qian's eyes lit up when he heard the word "waste".

It’s better to waste it!

It would be a real waste to use it elsewhere.

Pei Qian immediately said: "No, all three million must be used for marketing and promotion expenses, and all must be spent before the weekend. Not a penny can be left!"

"Don't ask why, it's just flowers."

Although Pei Qian said that he would not interfere with the daily operations of the fv club, this kind of forced money cannot be regarded as interference in operations, and Wu Yue had no reason to refuse.

Wu Yue on the other end of the phone was silent for a long time, and then reluctantly said: "Okay, Mr. Pei, since you have already thought about it, I will use all three million for marketing."

Pei Qian nodded: "Well, don't worry and spend hard. By the way, you must remember to promote the ioi qualifying competition."

Pei Qian was afraid that Wu Yue would forget. If he only promoted the fv club but not the ioi qualifying tournament, that would be putting the cart before the horse.

After all, Pei Qian's fundamental purpose is to let more people know about the ioi qualifying competition and create popularity for ioi.

Wu Yue: "Okay Mr. Pei, I understand!"

…

After hanging up the phone, Wu Yue turned over from the bed and sat up.

Last night, he rushed back from Jingzhou with several team members late at night and settled down for the team members. He spent almost the whole night and just fell asleep at about six o'clock in the morning.

Unexpectedly, I slept until noon and was woken up by a call from Mr. Pei, another three million from the sky.

Wu Yue lost all sleep in an instant, got up, washed his face, and immediately called Manager Lu to explain in detail the matter of receiving another three million in marketing expenses.

Manager Lu had just woken up and was as confused as Wu Yue.

"Mr. Pei gave another three million? And he also specifically stated that this is a marketing expense? It can only be spent on marketing?" Manager Lu also felt that this was a little outrageous.
To be continued...