With Team Everlasting eliminated from the competition, Wu Chen was feeling down. However, he was a pro player who knew how to act appropriately. He knew that this was a competition and only victory mattered, so he didnt hate Happy for eliminating them. Yet, now as Team Happys members impatiently came knocking, asking about the future of their team without a hint of sincerity, all of Wu Chens composure and tolerance couldnt keep him from getting angry.
How did the future of Team Everlasting look? As a team captain, he understood this better than normal team members. Currently, their disbandment was set in stone. Their boss couldnt keep their team running for a whole year without it achieving any further gains. After all, they had already struggled to stay afloat for a year after being relegated.
If the team disbanded, then their accounts, equipment, materials and others would have no use anymore. Selling these things would be the last bit of profit they gained from the Glory circle. However, anything sold under these circumstances wouldnt be worth much. After all, these things werent hard currency. They had no value outside of the Glory circle. With their team disbanding, they were in need of quickly getting rid of this stuff. In regards to needs, this was a market where the buyer had the absolute advantage. In addition, Team Everlasting wasnt anything impressive, so their goods werent either. They might not even be able to clear everything out, nevermind getting a high price for it.
Wu Chen understood this. To be honest, Team Happy wasnt a bad choice of buyer. Since only these kinds of teams would need what a weak team like them were selling. Or, at least, it would be absurd to even imagine the powerhouses of the alliance even looking at their assets.
Although this was how it was, he was still pretty angry that Happy had the audacity to ask just like that.
Yet, then, Ye Xiu continued to talk, "Dont feel too bad about this. Competitions are competitions, now business is business. You should realize, your number of possible buyers wont be in excess. If were talking about sincerity, Happy is definitely the best choice."
Seeing these words made Wu Chen feel depressed again. Did he even say how, exactly, his team was doing yet? Then again, this was God Ye Qiu, who was far too experienced in this circle. Being able to guess their position with confidence wasnt surprising.
Thinking here, the last wisps of displeasure in Wu Chens heart dispersed, and he eventually responded, "Im not in charge of this sort of thing, but I can help you pass your interest on."
"Alright, thanks. I couldnt find anyone else on your team, so I had to come to you for help," Ye Xiu said.
"Right." Wu Chen wasnt in the mood to chat, making his replies as brief as possible.
"If we wanted to buy everything, how much do you think it would cost?" Ye Xiu then asked.
"Im not certain," Wu Chen said. In reality, having been with Team Everlasting for so long, how could there be anything he didnt know? But how could he give an outsider such information?
"Alright then, Ill await your good news," Ye Xiu said.
"Ok," Wu Chen replied. Not long after, the others profile picture darkened. Wu Chen sat, stunned, in front of his laptop, staring into mid-air for quite a while. It was now that he truly felt that the team he had poured his heart and soul into, Team Everlasting, was not going to survive any longer.
And what about Dawn Rifle?
Wu Chens gaze shifted to Dawn Rifles card, which sat quietly on the desk. Would he have to leave the one who had accompanied him throughout his entire pro career?
When he thought of this, Wu Chen suddenly felt a little impulsive, picking up his card, leaving the room he was in and walked towards the meeting room.
Team Everlastings countdown had started. After organizing the last of their assets, they would soon announce their disbandment.
The meeting room was currently hosting one of their last meetings. As the team captain, Wu Chen had been asked to go, but he had declined. It was because he knew that it didnt matter if he went or not. Their prior meetings were always about the future of the team, so they needed the captains and players suggestions. Yet, now, as the end drew closer, was the captains advice really needed anymore?
Those responsible for management knew this, too, so they allowed Wu Chen to decline. So, when Wu Chen rushed into the meeting room, everyone was surprised.
The meeting was in motion and the participants were all the heads of different departments. The Captain, the head of the the core department, didnt have to be here, and that made Wu Chen feel another wave of devastation. He almost lost control of his emotions, but thankfully his boss spoke up, "Little Wu, is something the matter?"
The boss question scattered Wu Chens thoughts, allowing him to compose himself. "Have we accepted anyones offer yet?"
"Not yet." Though the boss was a little confused as to why Wu Chen would suddenly care about this, he still gave a clear reply to the player that he relied on the most, "We thought we should observe for a little longer. If theres any way we could find a buyer who actively asked us first, then we would be able to minimize our disadvantage."
The club didnt have anything else to work on right now, so they focused on turning in the greatest profit from their Glory assets. If someone actively asked after their assets, it would flip for a far greater profit than if they had to advertise their assets to others.
"Someone just came asking me about it," Wu Chen said.
"Oh?" Everyone was stunned for a moment, but then became excited. "Who was it?"
"Happy," Wu Chen said.
The room suddenly quieted as everyone froze. The one who broke the silence was He An. As the Club Manager, he naturally had the right to participate in this meeting. "Happy They actually had the audacity to come knocking"
"Theres no audacity about it," Wu Chen said, "Competition is competition, business is business."
"Whose side are you on, Wu Chen?" He An seethed immediately.
"Im merely stating the truth," Wu Chen replied calmly.
He An opened his mouth to continue, but was stopped by the boss raised hand. Everlastings boss didnt explode upon hearing it was Happy, but his expression did twist a little. Even Wu Chen had been angry when Ye Xiu came to speak to him about it.
"What are Happys intentions?" Everlastings boss wanted a more in-depth explanation.
"They wanted to find out our future plans, and if we are willing, I think theyre sincere in their intentions to buy out our assets," Wu Chen responded.
"Sincere" He An wanted to scoff at this, but, being able to become the manager, he wouldnt look at things so shallowly. However, his dreams and ambitions had been completely destroyed because of Team Happy. Hearing that Team Happy wanted to buy out what was originally Everlastings, he had a hard time thinking straight. However, he had realized this himself and swallowed his words, not expressing his opinion, but sitting there quietly.
His strained silence showed one thing. Even someone with a bone to pick like him was unable to deny a certain truth: Happy was a very good choice to sell to.
"Their sincerity I think it should be trusted, but we arent sure of what sort of financial backing they have. The newest issue of the ESports Home weekly said something about their boss being the owner of an internet cafe?
After someone confirmed this, everyone sunk into silence once more.
To sell something, it wasnt like you could pick any price you liked and not care if the other side wanted to buy it or not. The others ability and willingness to pay also had to be considered. If Everlasting really wanted to complete a transaction like this with Happy, then they had to have a clear understanding of others ability. This way, they could get an idea of what the price range they were willing to negotiate within. No matter what you did, you had to have an understanding of yourself and the others as well.
So, Everlastings boss didnt immediately get someone to contact this possible buyer, but first had someone start preparations first.
"We should go and figure out what sort of internet cafe Happy is running, how many stores, if they have any partners," Everlastings boss planned.
It was then that He An and Wu Chen exchanged a look, and eventually He An spoke, "Wu Chen and I went to Happy to take a look last time. It was very ordinary, and didnt seem like a chain..."
Hearing this, Everlastings boss was dumbstruck once more. If they were just an ordinary internet cafe, what backing did they have to say that they wanted to buy out everything Everlasting was offering?
Team Everlasting wouldnt last much longer, but they were still a team that managed to survive the Pro League for three whole years. Glory was thriving, so even if they had to clear out and sell everything, it wasnt like just anyone on the street could pick up what they were offering. Everyone here knew that the equipment and materials that Team Everlasting had managed to collect was worth no less than thirty million on the market. Even if they were having a clearance sale and their prices werent as high, it wasnt something that an internet cafe owner could afford, right?
It wasnt like they could assume that Happy didnt understand anything. Wasnt God Ye Qiu watching over them there? It seemed like Happys internet cafe background was a ruse, and that they had some other powerful supporter behind them! This might be something they couldnt find out.
"For Happy Who should we contact? Lets get into contact with them first" After some consideration, Everlastings boss came out with `that conclusion.