Gold Medal Coach

Chapter 89

Chapter 89: Special Player

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The afternoon of the next day, Pei Feng drove his master to the ‘Starry Sky E-sports Venue’ in the eastern district of the city in advance.

Compared to the Imperial Capital E-sports Center, which could accommodate hundreds of thousands of spectators, the area of the Starry Sky E-sports Venue was similar to a school’s gymnasium. It could only seat 1,000 spectators. The B-grade League as well as secondary tournaments like college leagues and city leagues were usually held here.

Jiang Shaoyu and Pei Feng wore hats and masks so the reception staff didn’t recognize them. Jiang Shaoyu took out the guest ID for the game and the staff checked it before letting him go.

The conditions here were much worse than the e-sports center in all aspects. There was no separate VIP viewing area backstage. The audience seats were only sporadically filled with a few family and friends who came to cheer for the teams and 90% of the seats were empty. It couldn’t be compared to the bustling scene of the A-grade League.

Most of the players in the B-grade League were small and unknown. They had no fans and it was difficult to sell tickets for the matches.

Jiang Shaoyu thought for a moment. “Let’s go to the audience seats.”

Pei Feng followed his master to the front row of the audience seats, where the introduction of several teams playing today were being shown on the big screen.

Jiang Shaoyu took out the tablet he carried with him and opened the event arrangement to check the team information. Pei Feng leaned over to take a look and complained, “What Happy team, Dream Family… I’ve never heard of them.”

Jiang Shaoyu said, “Many teams in the secondary league will be disbanded if their results aren’t good. The opponents that we faced in the secondary league aren’t still on the field, right?”

Pei Feng helplessly said, “That’s right. The teams formed spontaneously by players have to pay for meals, lodging and daily training. If they can’t get good results, they can’t get investments. If they don’t have funds then they really can’t last long.”

He paused before continuing, “Moreover, players who perform better in the secondary league might be recruited by scouts of major clubs. Once the core team members are poached, the team isn’t far from disbanding.

The transportation, food and accommodation during each competition were a big expense. Even if they met a big boss who invested in the team, it wouldn’t matter if they couldn’t get any results or make money. The boss wasn’t a charity and it was impossible to lose money year after year.

At the end of the year, there were countless disbanded teams. The legendary story of a grassroots team like ACE cutting a bloody path from the secondary league couldn’t be replicated at all.

Jiang Shaoyu thought about this and said, “I will discuss it with the league later. For the future secondary leagues, the participation bonus will be higher and teams who can reach the top 8 will be given a sum of money, so that the players can have more income. In addition, there is only one place for promotion and relegation every year. This is too few. Starting next year, the bottom three in the A-grade League will be sent to the undecided area to compete with the top three in the B-grade League. This will give teams in the B-grade League more opportunities.”

Pei Feng saw his master’s serious expression and couldn’t help admiring it in his heart. Only his master had the courage to take risks and implement drastic reforms.

The current Gun King e-sports circle was too impetuous. It focused on the ‘star effect’ and ignored the healthy growth of the entire competition environment.