Be reborn and be happy to the fullest

The reason why Shuoguo Esports was able to integrate so quickly was actually because it swallowed up the Tianlu team. As Li Shuo said, there was a training base with all the relevant equipment inside. As for the remaining personnel, it was easy to deal with.

"According to our estimates, Shuoguo Esports will have three types of staffing needs: administrative staff, support staff, and professional gamers. The latter two are easy to fill, but as for administrative staff, with the exception of the manager of Team Tianlu, almost everyone else has left. All we need to do now is fill the gaps at the top level, and Shuoguo Esports will be up and running immediately!"

Yuan Ke's report continued. After listening to it, Li Shuo couldn't help but praise him approvingly: "Xiao Ke, you did a great job. Is there any reward you want?"

"Your praise is the greatest reward!"

Yuan Ke smiled brightly when she heard this, and she was telling the truth.

Recently, other people in the secretariat have seen that the manor housekeeper Zhang Yuyan is becoming more and more favored, and even directly opened up a fourth group of secretaries. Naturally, they are jealous, especially Yuan Ke, who has been in Lenghai, and has formed a subtle competitive relationship with Zhang Yuyan!
Being able to receive Li Shuo's praise for what Zhang Yuyan had started was truly emotionally valuable to Yuan Ke...

"Verbal rewards are necessary, but actual rewards are also essential. How about this: I'll give you a sports car. Which one do you like? Pick one yourself. Okay, let me know when you pick it up, and I'll go with you..."

Li Shuo continued to speak with a smile. He did it on purpose, and his praise for Yuan Ke was understandable:
Zhang Yuyan and Yuan Ke are like the flatterers and loyal ministers around the emperor. From the perspective of the big boss, the former can make him very happy, while the latter is the one who actually does things. Both are indispensable.

It's just that Yuan Ke wasn't as sweet-talking as Zhang Yuyan, who would take credit for herself, so Li Shuo deliberately praised her. Although this was a small episode, it kept Yuan Ke motivated for the next week, until Li Shuo left Lenghai...

The story still begins with Shuoguo Esports, after receiving Yuan Ke’s report.

At around 11 o'clock in the morning, Li Shuo took Yuan Ke out of the Shuoguo Hongqiao headquarters and first went to the coastal villa area. He brought Tianlu's "former boss and boss lady" Si Jiawen, and then went to the "Tianlu Team Training Base" for inspection.

"Wow, it's only been a few months since we last saw each other. How come this place is so run down?"

After getting off the car, Si Jiawen looked at the scene in front of her and was the first to sigh.

Li Shuo looked at the tattered iron gate. There was even a hole next to it that was big enough for an adult to pass through. Through the hole, he could see some old computer desks and chairs piled up in the square inside...

Li Qinghe and a security guard opened the iron gate. Yuan Ke used his cell phone to contact the person in charge. Soon, a young man in his thirties ran out and called out in fear and trepidation, "Hello, Master Li, hello, I'm Zhou Xinke, the manager of the Tianlu team..."

Historically, it was he who led Tianlu to merge with WE, and later achieved the best results in the country.

Li Shuo muttered to himself that WE in the previous life became famous because of SKY, but it was just a team at the beginning. It was not until it changed its name to WE Tianlu that it truly embarked on the road to becoming a giant.

"Although I had considered the situation here before coming here, I never expected it to become like this after just one year..."

Everyone was led into the courtyard. Li Shuo took a quick look. The only noticeable thing here was the three-story building standing nearby. Firstly, the team base had only been established a short time ago, so this building was relatively new. Secondly, although it was short, it covered a large area, at least 3 square meters. Its L-shaped structure surrounded the playground, completing the overall appearance of the base.

Apart from anything else, even if this place is rebuilt, it can bring in a lot of money!

"Master Li has been to our base?"

"Well, I poached Miss from here..."

"Ah? Oh, now I remember...it's Mr. Li..."

There is a huge difference between the first "Mr. Li" and the second "Mr. Li". The former is because Zhou Xinke did not understand the situation and thought it was some sucker who came to acquire him, while the latter was because he remembered that Li Shuo had come to the base a year ago and even directly signed the beautiful player Miss.

After the relationship was established, Zhou Xinke's attitude towards Li Shuo changed from being respectful and fawning to being more familiar and warm. He chatted with acquaintances such as "Chen Dong" and "Young Master Lin" with a smile.

Hearing this, Li Shuo was also very happy and said, "I'll call them out later and we can all get together..."

In this pleasant atmosphere, Zhou Xinke invited everyone into a very spacious office. "Haha, come to think of it, this was originally Chen Qingyuan's place, but later... well, it became vacant!"

Halfway through his speech, Zhou Xinke remembered that there was "widow Si Jiawen" following behind Li Shuo, and his words suddenly became a little vague.

"It's a shame to have such a large space for only one person to work in. Let's renovate it and use it as the team's hall of honor. I believe that when Team Tianlu becomes Team Shuoguo, we will definitely achieve brilliant results!"

Li Shuo spoke casually, taking the opportunity to inquire about the team's current financial situation. Zhou Xinke smiled wryly and said, "To be honest, things are actually quite good right now. Our CS team recently won a prize; otherwise, we probably wouldn't have received the funding from Shuoguo..."

"Oh? The CS team? I want to meet the guys later..."

Li Shuo's heart moved when he heard this. In his previous life, his impression of Tianlu was that, apart from the period when SKY and others' team logo was WE Tianlu, he had also seen the Tianlu team in some CS Counter-Strike competitions, and that team was indeed among the best, and seemed to be unique in the country.

Zhou Xinke said "OK" and then began to ask Li Shuo about the requirements for setting up a new team and other matters...

Li Shuo told the other party in detail that he needed to form at least four teams, namely StarCraft, Warcraft, Dota, and League of Legends. The StarCraft team would be used to provide for the retirement of the 4 team, so it didn't need to spend too much energy. The remaining three projects needed to be carefully planned...

Zhou Xinke said that currently only the CS team of Tianlu has sufficient staff, and the only other team left is two part-time non-staff members of the World of Warcraft team.

Li Shuo curiously asked who the part-time non-staff members of World of Warcraft were?
Zhou Xinke mentioned the two IDs TED and INFI. Li Shuo secretly said, wow, it turns out that these two world champions in the post-World of Warcraft era were both "Tianlu" instead of "WE" from the beginning!
The key point is that these two are not only world champions, but also successfully transformed into anchors. Their live broadcast career continued until Li Shuo was reborn. They can be said to be a veritable long-term money-making machine!
They are much more "model workers" than Sanqikai who was banned and PD Dong Zhuo who was off the air for a long time due to health problems!

"Contact the two young men and tell them that our team has been revitalized. Tell them that I will invest heavily in the team, and that I plan to run it for 10 or 20 years. Have them come to Lenghai and sign formal team contracts. From today on, all the members of our Shuoguo team will be esports players who can stand out with their heads held high and even proudly introduce themselves!"

Li Shuo spoke passionately, and Zhou Xinke's blood boiled. His first reaction was to bring Li Shuo and others to the large room next door, where he roared, "Brothers, our persistence has paid off. Young Master Li is going to invest in the team. Our future is going to be better..."

"Really?" "Whose boss is Li Shao?"

Amidst the chaotic noise, Li Shuo walked in with a smile. Inside were young people who were about his age or even younger. Naturally, they were the only remaining CS team on Tianlu's side.

"Hello everyone, I'm Li Shuo..."

Li Shuo greeted him while reaching behind him. Li Qinghe, who had been lagging behind him, came up and handed him one fruit gift bag after another. "It's our first meeting. I've prepared a special gift for the veteran members of our Shuoguo Esports team!"

As he said that, he walked forward and distributed the fruit gift packs worth 3 yuan to the team members one by one!

"Is this a five or six thousand yuan Apple phone?"

“No, there’s also a tablet!”

"Fuck, there's also a fruit laptop!"

How can you quickly gain the trust of new employees? The answer is to spend money!

Professional e-sports players are different from ordinary employees. They are more technical, have no fixed working hours, and their performance depends entirely on talent and passion. Therefore, they are also the most suitable group to play with the boss and become friends!

Li Shuo and the group of anchors on Douyu have already become friends, and now it is nothing more than repeating what they did offline. While giving out gifts, he asked Zhou Xinke for the names of the contestants, and then inquired about their current situations one by one. If there is a problem, he will immediately order someone to solve it!

To sum up, Li Shuo actually only does two things:

First, reveal your strength.

Not only did he give gifts, Li Shuo also directly told these people that he was the founder of the Shuoguo Group, and that the Shuoguo mobile phone resale stores on the street, as well as the e-sports media such as PLU that they saw on the Internet, were all industries of the Shuoguo Group!

Secondly, paint a rosy picture for the future.

Li Shuo told the players that they had to build a "Galaxy Battleship" and make Shuoguo Esports famous all over the world, so that it could dominate every project. To this end, he not only prepared sufficient funds, but also made up his mind to "incur losses for 10 years"!

When the statement “we can make losses for 10 years” came out, the players were both shocked and happy. Among those who have been playing e-sports for 11 years, few have ever received a stable salary, and their jobs are basically precarious. What they most hope for is exactly what Li Shuo said!
So, after Li Shuo chatted with the contestants one by one, the atmosphere between the two sides was extremely harmonious. It happened to be noon, so Li Shuo invited everyone to go out for lunch...

"Mr. Li, do you still remember this place?"

The restaurant wasn't chosen by the secretary's office, but by Chen Dong of PLU. When Li Shuo was brought there by Yuan Ke, he saw Chen Dong with seven or eight people from the e-sports circle, including Erlong, 91, and SKY, waiting outside the restaurant. This was the same Grand Fortune Hotel where they had their first gathering. (End of Chapter)