After the game, the fans at the scene reluctantly left the venue.

Fortunately, the schedule of the playoffs is still relatively tight, and there is still one round of games the day after tomorrow.

Shen Lang, Principal Wang and Abu found a restaurant and chatted while eating.

Principal Wang has also been known to Abu for a long time, and Abu is also very polite to Principal Wang because of Shen Lang's relationship.

In fact, with Abu's age and level, Principal Wang is really not enough, and the richest man Wang is about the same.

Principal Wang is young after all, and he has just won two IG games to become today's champion, and he said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "I have to say that PUBG is more interesting, and I myself am now a die-hard PUBG fan." ”

"You don't feel at a loss, do you?"

Shen Lang asked with a smile.

Principal Wang shook his head: "It's impossible to lose, I predict IG's results this season, not to mention the championship, at least the top five are no problem, and 10 million US dollars will be in hand."

In addition, the players usually get $3 million in prize money just for eating chicken, but I only invested $25 million, and the cost will come back next year. ”

Abu was a little surprised when he heard this, and the average e-sports club must be losing money.

Not to mention anything else, Blizzard's Overwatch, those clubs almost lost money.

That is, it has been insisted on by Blizzard's flickering, but witnessing the high prize money of the event on the PUBG side, the club owners of Overwatch were the first to quit!

Why do they spend almost the same admission qualifications as the boss on the PUBG side, let alone $10 million a year, and they can't even earn $1 million.

The sponsorship fee and the broadcast fee of the event are divided equally, and even the operating expenses of the club are not enough.

Blizzard is also depressed, and how many people dare to play like this with PUBG.

Even Dota 2, backed by Steam, has a prize pool of only $20 million, which is already the highest prize pool in the history of esports.

Not to mention the prize pool on the PUBG side, the chicken rewards issued every day alone add up to more than $30 million.

Many of the originally negotiated partners on Blizzard's side have switched to PUBG, at least PUBG can make them see the hope of profitability more clearly.

Shen Lang is not a lone eater, and he also told Principal Wang about the plan for next season, and Principal Wang looked forward to it: "It's a good thing to expand the league team, so there will be 16 clubs in China alone in the future?"

"Well, the home-and-away system will also be officially implemented next season, are you ready on your side?"

Principal Wang nodded and said: "Originally, I didn't plan to make any home stadiums, and I didn't even think about League of Legends, but PUBG gave me a different sense, and I can see that you want to make the event official, and a team's home stadium is indispensable." ”

Shen Lang and Soderlaide discussed that the new investors must agree to build a stadium that can accommodate 10,000 people, and it must be able to pass the official review of Epic.

However, Shen Lang and Soderlaide also considered that some investors may not have enough money in their hands, and Epic can also be responsible for financing the construction of the home stadium.

However, the ticket revenue, broadcast share, and merchandise sales of the same home stadium must be repaid.

This time, all investors have no hesitation, everyone Epic has done this level, and they would be stupid if they were not interesting.

Soderlaide is planning a funding round to further promote Epic's esports events.

In fact, Soldlaide wants these investors to give a percentage of their investment in the arena to Epic.

This gives Epic more say in promoting other events, such as Fortnite events, which can be shared with PUBG venues, which can also save on construction costs.

Principal Wang is not short of money, and the cost of building a home stadium in China is relatively cheaper than that abroad, except for the capital and the magic capital, of course.

Principal Wang bought a small stadium of about 10,000 people in the capital and transformed it into the home stadium of the IG club.

The décor and level of decoration passed Epic's test and was clearly added to Epic's home arena next season.

Shen Lang said with a smile: "We are also in order to better create the PUBG Championship, your IG club wants to make a profit, so you can't participate in a few more events, and one hall is the best way to make a profit." ”

Principal Wang did not build a home stadium for IG, but he did not consider this aspect.

After all, just playing a League of Legends and building a home stadium is indeed a bit of a luxury.

But now IG Club, PUBG, and League of Legends go hand in hand, which can increase income generation, and there is no need for Principal Wang to pay for blood transfusions all the time.

Principal Wang was not short of money, and he did not choose to apply for official funding from Epic, but he did not refuse Shen Lang's proposal to use IG home for the secondary league.

"Not to mention, your proposal is really interesting, there is a set of affiliated clubs under IG!"

Principal Wang gave Shen Lang a thumbs up.

Shen Lang chuckled: "However, the secondary league is destined not to be promoted to the top league, their role is to send talents to the top league teams, and what they earn is training fees." ”

Principal Wang quickly reacted: "Then can I fund the establishment of a secondary league club?"

Shen Lang was stunned, thought for a while, and said, "This is no problem, just name it related to IG." ”

"Hehe, then call it IG Team of the Wind Sons, how about it?"

The corners of Shen Lang's mouth twitched, and he didn't comment.

However, qualification to the minor league is not cheap, and $10 million is enough to deter many.

However, even if it is a minor league, it is not something that a kitten or a dog can participate in with a random team.

What Shen Lang needs is a stable and professional player, not a group of amateur players who fish for three days and dry nets for two days.

The rules of the minor league are much the same, with three games a day, and a $10,000 reward for each game.

You can get $20,000 for two handfuls of chicken in a row, and $30,000 for three in a row.

Of the 40 rounds in a season, there are 90 games in the 30 rounds of the regular season and 30 games in the 10 rounds of the playoffs.

Epic also offers a lot of prize money, after all, it is a minor league, and their goal is to produce excellent players to send to the top competitions.

A tenfold difference in prize money also motivates players to try to hit the top league, which is a virtuous circle.

Stimulating the league also gives more grassroots players the opportunity to become professionals.

With tens of millions of domestic players, the cost of cultivating players in these clubs is negligible, and even a professional business model will be formed after a long time.

Shen Lang invited Abu and Principal Wang to the Epic headquarters, and Soderlaide also warmly received the two.

Soderlaide also reported good news to Shen Lang, North America, as the base camp of Epic, is not too easy to attract investment.

There are a total of 16 clubs this season, including 10 in North America.

As the season drew to a close, investors at each club were satisfied, and the construction of the stadium had already begun.

The sixteen most PUBG cities in the United States have been divided between them, and in addition to the ten North American clubs this season, six new clubs have entered the game.

The North American division was officially established, and the six new entrants were all funded by top investment institutions or technology companies in the United States.

The admission qualification was even speculated to 50 million US dollars by several competing companies.

After all, Overwatch has shouted out 60 million US dollars for an entry qualification, PUBG is so hot, and the hope of making money is so great, and the admission qualification of 50 million US dollars is not a loss.

Of course, Soderlaide is happy to see it, and the qualification for PUBG admission has doubled, from $25 million to $50 million, which makes the bosses who invested before happy.

They used to think it was expensive, but now they just feel that when they get in, it's just too cheap.

This kind of admission is not in the market, and Soderlaide has announced that it will not expand the number of places.

There are 16 clubs in North America, and other investors can only buy from them if they want to enter the market.

This means that the club in their hands is more than 50 million dollars!