Create a great era of e-sports

Chapter 353 Promotion, relegation and professional youth training
"You should know the football league and NBA, right?" Mo Yu asked.

"Nonsense, who doesn't know this?" Zhang Zhaoyang said: "What does this have to do with whether you set up a promotion or relegation system?"

"Just an example." Mo Yu said: "Promotion and relegation exist in football, but in fact there is no promotion and relegation system in the NBA."

"Ah? There are no promotions or relegations in the NBA?" Zhang Zhaoyang was stunned when he heard this: "I really don't know that."

"No." Mo Yu shook his head: "The reason why the NBA does not exist but football does, is because football has a very large fan base around the world. It is a basic national sport. Every country has its own football enthusiasts. It is vast, has many fans, and has a long history.”

"In football, there are so many countries, so many games, and so many clubs. If promotion and relegation are cancelled, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction. It is precisely to integrate all these things, so the commercial model of the football game itself is also biased towards By establishing a promotion and relegation system, it can not only integrate but also provide a promotion channel to train new people."

"The NBA does not have it because the NBA itself is a commercial event. The number of professional teams is far less than that of football, and the strength gap between the secondary teams and the NBA teams is huge. Regardless of the commercial value between the two, The audience for the game is not of the same weight, so promotion and relegation were cancelled, but it was not done arbitrarily, but by using drafts, talent scouts and other methods to replace some of the disadvantages caused by the cancellation of the promotion and relegation system."

"E-sports is actually a bit like the NBA. There are very few expert teams, and most of them are individual teams. Secondly, e-sports is not like football and basketball. It has a long lifespan that can last for hundreds of thousands of years. The game "Gods and Gods" No matter how popular it is, it will die sooner or later. It cannot be passed down for hundreds of years like football. It will be replaced by other games sooner or later in the future. Its lifespan is inherently destined that no e-sports project can be like football. The model must be a business model like the NBA. Only commercialization can allow an e-sports project to develop rapidly during its lifespan."

"I see." Zhang Zhaoyang pondered for a while and said: "I understand what you mean. The lifespan of e-sports projects is too short. Sooner or later, those clubs will change their doors. It will not make sense if they are not commercialized."

"Yes!" Mo Yu nodded: "So e-sports competitions must and can only be commercialized, and in order to be commercialized, the interests of the big bosses who come in must be guaranteed, right?"

"Let me give you an example. If there is a promotion and relegation system, and a big boss invests hundreds of millions to build a club, but is relegated that year, will that boss be happy?"

"Let's talk about Emperor Star. Now Emperor Star has invested so much and won the S championship. As a result, it will be relegated next year. Do you still want to play?"

"Definitely play!" Zhang Zhaoyang said immediately: "I don't expect to make money from the Emperor Star. If I drop the level, I will immediately increase my investment. If I try again the next year, I must win the championship!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Mo Yu's face was dark, and he immediately changed the subject and said with a smile: "But I don't know about the other people, I guess not!"

Mo Yu glared at him and said angrily: "Absolutely not. Do you think everyone is as willing to generate electricity for love as you are? Everyone wants to make money, just talk about Lao Deng downstairs. One day LGD will not be able to do it. Lao Deng I will definitely quit or simply change projects!”

"That's true." Zhang Zhaoyang admitted: "Lao Deng's family just wants to rely on LGD for advertising. If they can't achieve results, they won't be exposed. They will definitely not continue to invest money in it."

"That's the truth." Mo Yu said: "And if there is promotion and relegation, those relegation teams will rather spend a lot of money to buy old people to improve the team's strength in order to stay in the relegation, rather than spending time and money to train new people, because they As long as you can stay in the high-level league, you will already make a lot of money, but it will not be of any benefit to the improvement of the overall strength of the division or to the newcomers."

Zhang Zhaoyang felt that what he said was right, but he was still a little confused, so he continued to ask: "Having said that, if there is no promotion or demotion, doesn't it mean that there is no promotion path at all? There is no way for newcomers to get ahead?"

"So there is still a cup competition!" Mo Yu picked up a cup of tea and drank it in one gulp: "The Sanren team can advance to the S competition through the three-level cup competition system, rank higher and get bonuses, thereby attracting investment to enter the league or players being eliminated. The big clubs want him."

"In addition, GDL can also undertake similar functions, and players can still play their worth in GDL." "Don't forget, even if the club cannot be relegated, the players themselves are not subject to any restrictions. The promotion and relegation system governs the club. There is no impact on individual players, they can still participate in other competitions and perform well, and then get the opportunity to be signed by big clubs and enter high-level competitions."

"In addition, with the elimination of promotion and relegation, major clubs will dare to spend money to train new players to strengthen their teams. After all, it is more cost-effective to raise new players than to buy them. Moreover, Moyu Company, as an official company, will also set up a dedicated team affiliated with the official team. The professional youth training camp recruits capable newcomers every year, and after passing the training, the club organizes an auction to select the talents."

"Huh? Moyu Company also runs youth training camps? Isn't it just the club itself?"

Zhang Zhaoyang quickly looked through the plan, but couldn't find it for a while.

Mo Yu took it directly and turned to the section about youth training. It was clearly written on it.

In addition to clubs, the official sets up a special professional youth training camp every year to recruit teenagers aged 16-20 who are at least masters or above, and systematically train them by inviting current players or professional coaches from major clubs.

After the training is completed, youth training players who meet the standards will participate in an officially organized draft meeting, and each registered professional club will sign contracts with the players through on-site auctions.

Moreover, professional youth training camps will also set levels for all youth training players, such as No. [-] pick, No. [-] pick, No. [-] overall pick, etc., and set different purchase prices.

This is also a more reliable opportunity for e-sports teenagers and girls who do not trust the club but trust the official to compete in the competition, which can eliminate some black shops or scammers.

In the previous LPL, players such as Guodian's IBoy, Suning's support ON, and Taobo's top laner Qingtian were all born here.

"see it?"

Mo Yu pointed to the content of the youth training for Zhang Zhaoyang.

Zhang Zhaoyang picked it up and looked at it carefully, and said honestly: "I saw it, but why does it look so much like an NBA draft?"

"It's modified based on the NBA Draft." Mo Yu waved his hand and said: "Don't worry about these details, it's not important. What's important is is there anything you don't understand?"

Zhang Zhaoyang picked up the document again and flipped through it, then put it down and said, "I understand almost everything, but I see it says that the competition will start in January after the next year. I don't know where it will be played? And who will it be played against?"

"In other words, which teams are you planning to invite to join the league?"

(End of this chapter)