Chapter 294: The bow is put away after the bird is dead, and the dog is cooked after the rabbit is dead (Part )
The time goes back a little bit.

The report that had made Codick so angry and mad had already been placed on the conference table of other people before he got it.

Along with this financial report, there are also earnings reports for the League of Legends leagues in each corresponding region.

The difference is obvious when compared.

In the League of Legends, after the major leagues went through the training of the spring season, their operations, tactical capabilities, and execution have made great progress.

Coupled with a large number of heavyweight and highly talked-about reinforcements, the already high popularity has been taken to a higher level.

A typical example is LCK. This semi-final region of MSI broke out into a fierce and even bloody dispute at the beginning of the summer season.

Led by three super teams backed by big chaebols and composed of legendary veterans and talented newcomers, the entire region has burst into amazing vitality.

So much so that the Koreans, who had just become a little autistic due to the continuous beatings at MSI, suddenly shouted the slogan "Take back the first division, the country of e-sports is invincible."

In addition, there is LCS.

After E2 (Team Excellent Era) landed in LCS, it was like a rampaging catfish that directly disrupted the original structure of LCS.

IMPACT never expected that after being beaten into autism by Sun Zheping in the MSi semi-finals, he would have to face another young Sun Zheping after returning to the league.

As for Abin, you can say he is reckless, brainless, or even bad at times, but you can never say he is not brave.

This is also the overall style of this Jia Shi team, which focuses on daring to fight and fight hard.

If it is in LPL or LCK, or even LEC where the players' mechanical skills are higher, this kind of anti-version play style will easily be sanctioned.

But in the LCS, where the light of the top lane is carried by a Korean aid, it can only give the old Stars and Stripes fans a little shock to China.

However, it is precisely because of this that LCS has turned a disaster into a blessing. In this version that is more focused on operations, it has increased some popularity thanks to the high-intensity confrontation.

In general, both the major and minor competition areas are thriving.

It is in stark contrast to the Glory Division.

Looking at these two reports, everyone present fell into a strange silence until the meeting host who prepared these reports knocked on the table lightly:
“So I think the answer is pretty clear.”

"Honor does not have the competitiveness to compete with the new generation of e-sports games, led by League of Legends."

Needless to say, the financial report speaks for itself.

Seeing that no one was talking, he clapped his hands gently and said, "Gentlemen, I personally think that, given the current situation, it is obviously not a wise choice to continue to adhere to the previous strategy."

"Even with the shortest possible perspective, the popularity and profitability of the League of Legends league far exceeds that of Honor of Kings."

"Moreover, the former was only launched last year and its life cycle has just begun. It is foreseeable that League of Legends will be the leading e-sports game for many years to come."

He shrugged and said, "Gentlemen, based on the current level of cooperation, you should know better than me how much profit the League of Legends has brought to everyone."

"The future trend is clear, and there is no need for us to cling to an old ship that is about to sink."

After all, these people behind the scenes are willing to support Codick and Honor in their efforts to grab market share in the e-sports market just for profit.

The e-sports circle itself doesn't have any noble intentions, and it's even questionable whether it can become a serious competitive sport.

If you want to do something else, it would be much more efficient to do it in traditional competitive sports.

Since they have no other purpose, there is really no need for them to get into trouble with Tenghai just to expand the market and make money.

The key point is that Tenghai not only managed its small piece of land in China like an iron bucket, leaving no room for anyone to take advantage of the situation,
In other competition areas, we have always maintained a very open attitude towards cooperation.

Simply put, as long as you are willing to run the league honestly and not use any shady means, you can get a piece of the pie.

However, they have already built an extremely complete e-sports framework within the game itself.

The rules of the competition and how the players are classified are all made clear.

Even if it is outsourced to these local e-sports forces, it can be run in an orderly manner without worrying about problems.

Low cost, high efficiency, high exposure, anyone who is not a fool can see how terrifying the potential money-making ability of these leagues is.

Since others have maintained an open attitude, what reason do they have not to cooperate sincerely with them?
There was another silence, and then a man with an obvious Asian face tapped the table: "Second."

As representatives of local forces in South Korea, they have never cared what the game is about, because it is not their business anyway.

It is enough for the Koreans to lead the world in e-sports and make it a national business card, or even boost the confidence of the people.

It would be even better if you could make some money during this period!

League of Legends obviously meets all the needs of South Korean e-sports perfectly.

Several big tycoons are counting on their own teams to make a name for themselves in the World Championship, so they certainly won't go and cause trouble for League of Legends at this time.

"Seconded."

"Seconded."

Following the lead of the Koreans, representatives from several other countries soon expressed their support.

Some of them have tasted success in the existing League of Legends league, or have placed their bets on several other upcoming events.

After all, whether it is StarCraft, CS, or the battle royale represented by Naraka: Bladepoint, they seem to be more in line with the appetite of European and American players.

In short, those who have benefited from Tencent's e-sports games and events have expressed their attitudes at this time.

Such a scene also made the person who spoke first smile even more broadly.

Of course, where there are supporters there are also opponents.

A man in a suit knocked on the table. He deliberately increased the force, which immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the audience.

"Ahem..." He coughed twice, carefully considered his words, and then spoke:
"Gentlemen, I have no intention of questioning your understanding of the e-sports market and its future, but I want to remind you of one thing."

"League of Legends may indeed be the best e-sports game to date, or even the best by a wide margin, but for us, it is beyond our control after all."

“This is an issue that cannot be ignored.”

After this statement was made, many people who had not spoken before nodded slightly to show their agreement.

Uncontrollable, this has always been the most profound impression that Tenghai Company has left on these people.

Since Tencent started out as a stand-alone game company more than ten years ago, they have used various means more than once to try to recruit this one-of-a-kind unicorn.

But Pei Yunteng rejected him every time.

Pei Yunteng has always been unusually cautious about foreign capital injection, even if it means sacrificing part of the company's expansion speed.

It is precisely because of this trade-off that, to this day, Tenghai headquarters has a unique level of independence in the entire gaming field.

Among the many methods used by the people behind the scenes, almost none of them can be effective against Teng Hai.

Seeing that everyone seemed to have listened, the speaker took advantage of the situation and added:

"Gentlemen, League of Legends has proven to us that gaming companies can influence the outcome of a game to a certain extent."

This person obviously did detailed homework, and he talked about the content of the game: "The version changes from the regular season to the playoffs of the spring season of League of Legends directly changed the original strength and weakness of the major regions." "In other words, as long as they make targeted version changes based on the characteristics of certain teams, they can control the results to a certain extent."

"Can you rest assured that such power is in the hands of such an uncontrollable person?"

The force behind this person is one of the investors that had set its sights on Tenghai during its development period.

Having suffered a setback at the hands of Pei Yunteng, they now showed the most cautious attitude.

However, at this moment, someone clapped his hands impatiently.

Each clap became louder and louder until the noise completely disrupted the meeting. He then looked around with an indescribable look and opened his mouth with a bombshell:
"Gentlemen, I think you have made a mistake."

"Now, it's not Tenghai that is begging us to cooperate in event hosting, broadcasting and operation."

"They have absolute control over the game itself, and they can push us aside and start anew at any time."

“There are so many competitors waiting in line to enter the e-sports industry!”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's expression turned ugly, whether they were in support or against it.

This is a bit heartbreaking.

Isn't it based on this kind of anxiety that they had been letting Kodick cause all kinds of trouble for Tenghai, and even condoned their propaganda and online violence?
The emergence of Tenghai has made their dominant position in the gaming industry, which used to allow them to make money easily, increasingly precarious.

Especially in the field of e-sports, if you want to cooperate with Tencent, you have to live by their wishes.

This is not acceptable to them.

An environment where you can make money without doing anything is even more important than short-term profits.

But they couldn't do anything to Tenghai.

They have managed China's territory in a tight manner and have close cooperation with the officials there. They are one of the absolute main forces in their large-scale foreign propaganda plan.

Their methods have no impact on others at all.

In the silent atmosphere, the one who finally broke the deadlock was the original host.

At this moment, his whole body relaxed instead. His sitting posture became relaxed, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"As of now, Tenghai does not have any particularly obvious breakthroughs."

"But this does not mean that we can only rely on them to make money."

"After all, Mr. Pei also has something to ask for."

"what?"

"The Asian Games, and even the Olympic Games, and the social recognition they represent."

"And, the game of Honor itself."

……

Ultimately, we don’t know what was passed at this meeting.

But what is known is that Cotick was not saved by his backers.

In their opinion, although they didn't know why Pei Yunteng was so keen on making trouble for Bobby Kodick,

But since there was someone for Teng Hai to vent his anger on, they were happy to let him take the blame.

So, after some news that would not have been exposed spread, Kodick Barbie Q.

At least in public opinion, he was completely disgraced.

But at least so far, there is no news that his position as president has been removed.

I don’t know why.

"Then we'll go first, Sayo-la-la, Kodik-san!"

Aonuma, along with a group of designers from Ren Jigoll, bowed collectively in front of Kodick, who was slumped in his seat, and then walked out without looking back.

Just now, he received a call from Renhell headquarters, informing him that he no longer had to worry about this stupid project and could return to the headquarters to take charge of the new project.

His colleagues during this period also received similar calls one by one.

Obviously, Kotick, plus the glory, fell.

Therefore, the champagne that was originally prepared to celebrate the successful rematch of Honor but could not be used due to the decline in popularity finally came in handy at this moment.

After everyone had a great drink, they didn't want to stay any longer and went back home to find their mothers.

Like Aonuma, he had long been unwilling to stay here any longer.

In addition to his disgust for Kotick's blind command, he was also eager to return to Nintendo and display his talents.

Although life at Honor was quite torturous, it was undeniable that when these top talented game developers got together, the sparks created by the collision of talent and creativity were extremely dazzling.

Not to mention that Qing Nu had just gotten a chance to interact with his idol Pei Yunteng.

Of course, he would not just ask questions related to Honor. He had so many things he wanted to talk about with Pei Yunteng.

Now, having benefited a lot, he can’t wait to turn these insights into a great work!
Pei Sang’s Legend of Zelda series is about a hero saving a princess, so I’ll have a princess saving a hero!

……

The designers under his company were happy, but Kotick himself was not so happy.

His fat body seemed to have lost weight overnight. He slumped on his desk with empty eyes, like a puddle of mud.

After a long time, his eyes regained focus, and now they were full of resentment.

He knew why he had not been completely liquidated.

Pei Yunteng and Teng Hai still need a target.

If Teng Hai continues to suppress, then he will be Pei Yunteng's free punching bag.

But what if...

Kotick picked up his cell phone, found a few numbers in the directory, and dialed.

While waiting, a few words floated out of the office with the wind and disappeared in the air.

"Anyway, everything I have has been ruined..."

"Who will we cooperate with next? What consequences will it cause? How big a market will it affect..."

"not my business."

　The third update, 4,000 words. Good night, everyone.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)