Rebirth is fine, but I get eight hundred dollars right from the start?

"Take a look at the contracts in your hands."

Lin Shu leaned against the desk, hands in his pockets, his gaze sweeping around from left to right.

In the office, four people sat side by side on the sofa. Zhang Hai, Li Nan, White Crescent, and Sima the Old Thief—but there was an empty seat next to the Old Thief, reserved for his guardian.

A copy of the contract has already been faxed over; the guardian just needs to read it on the way.

"If you have any questions after watching, please ask. If not—"

Lin Shu glanced at the time. "Except for the old thief who has to wait for his guardian to arrive, everyone else can sign now."

The four men were looking down at the contracts in their hands, and the office was so quiet that only the rustling of the papers could be heard.

This time, Lin Shu called the remaining four people to his office together, instead of doing the usual batch-by-batch approach.

HWG's first contract was a standard contract, with everyone having the same basic conditions.

Since they're all the same, there's no need to hide anything.

Starting from the same point, how well you receive in the future depends on your own abilities.

"Monthly salary of 3,500, plus room and board provided by the club!"

"The contract term is two years. If you want to terminate the contract early, you will need to pay a certain amount of liquidated damages."

Lin Shu was frank and open, without any pretense or mentioning that he had suffered losses in his previous life and therefore relaxed the contract terms further.

As the saying goes, your perspective is determined by your position.

in business.

If players join HWG, we will have to spend time and resources to develop them. We can't just achieve some results and then have someone poach them and then just leave, right?

Two years is neither a long nor a short period; it's just enough for a team to go from initial integration to achieving results.

Even if someone wants to leave later, the club's interests must be protected.

"The specific amount of the penalty for breach of contract is written on the third page; you can see it yourselves," Lin Shu added. "However—as long as you follow the normal procedures, even if you want to leave in the future, as long as you reach an agreement with a new team, this clause will not apply."

Lin Shu's principle is simple: HWG doesn't hold people back or charge exorbitant prices. You can leave whenever you want, but you have to follow the rules.

Zhang Hai was the first to finish reading the contract, then looked up and grinned, "Master, these terms are much better than I expected. I thought I'd only earn a thousand or two in the first few months of playing esports."

"That's someone else's house," Lin Shu glanced at him. "We don't exploit child labor here."

"certainly--"

He suddenly changed the subject, a slight smile playing on his lips, "If you're not confident you can win the qualifiers and make it into the LPL, I can lower your salary a bit."

"That's absolutely impossible!" Zhang Hai slammed his hand on the sofa armrest. "With you here, even four dogs could make it! If we can't even make it to the LPL, we might as well retire and go to work in a factory!"

"What the hell are you doing, chaining up four dogs?" Li Nan laughed out loud. "I'm a human, you can't drag me into this if you want to insult yourself."

He was joking, but he didn't put down the contract in his hand.

He glanced through the standard contract and found no problems, but the caution instilled in him by his family upbringing made him take out his phone, photograph each page, and send it to his parents.

Lin Shu ignored their banter and continued his introduction:

"Regarding the prize money, the club keeps 40%, the players and coaching staff take 60%, and the rest is split equally among the team. However—" he pointed to himself, "because I am both a player and a team coach, I only take one share."

The meaning is simple: he is the boss, and although he participates in the distribution of the prize pool as a "player and coach," he only wants a share and not more.

However, Lin Shu did not arrogantly tell the contestants to completely give up their share of the profits.

Just as he would sign a formal employment contract with the club in his personal capacity.

—During this period of running a Taobao store, Lin Shu learned something very important called "economic differentiation".

After all, in business practice, the worst thing is the blurring of lines between public and private interests.

It's like the boss using his personal bank card and company account interchangeably. Today, the money the company receives is directly transferred to his personal WeChat account, and tomorrow, the invoices for his own meals are submitted to the company for reimbursement.

In the short term, there are no problems, but in the long term, there will be a triple blow of tax risks, legal risks, and financial risks.

Lin Shu is indeed the boss, but he is also a player. As a player, he should sign a labor contract with the club. Since the rule of players sharing the prize money equally exists, it should be implemented in accordance with the regulations.

He learned a lesson from his past life, so he understands this principle even better in this life: rules are not meant to bind people, but to protect everyone.

Especially those who lack the necessary skills!

If he really wants his players to earn more, all he needs to do is lead HWG to a high enough position, win enough championships, and maximize the prize money and commercial profits.

"In addition, YY has opened a dedicated team live stream room for HWG in sub-channel 90001. You guys are temporarily signed as HWG team members, with a certain amount of live streaming time required each month, and a live streaming subsidy of 800 yuan."

"Then there's the team's future collaborations with other merchandise, and the revenue sharing from sales through Taobao stores affiliated with the club..."

"..."

"no problem!"

Li Nan was the first to raise her hand.

"I'm fine too."

White Crescent followed closely behind Zhang Hai.

"Alright, if there are no problems, sign here." Zou Lin, who had been standing to the side for a long time, pulled out a few pens from the table and handed them over.

The three people took the pen and quickly signed their names while leaving their fingerprints.

Sima, the old scoundrel, closed the contract, put it back on the coffee table, and waited quietly.

Lin Shu glanced at the empty seat next to him and nodded: "Wait for your dad's fax. Sign it when it arrives."

The old thief gave a soft "hmm".

Zou Lin put away the three signed contracts, patted the edges to align them, and carefully placed them into the blue folder specifically for filing.

Lin Shu clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention.

"Okay, now that the contracts are signed, everyone will truly belong to HWG. The start of the LPL qualifiers is just around the corner, so in the coming period, I will try my best to help everyone work together as a team. I hope everyone can be prepared for a tough battle."

"Next, I will read out the management regulations of our HWG club and introduce the specific training arrangements."

Yes, specific regulations for club management.

[Lin Shu's Personal Special Edition!]

As for why this thing exists?

The reason is simple: in his previous life, Lin Shu had worked his way up in various e-sports projects, and had seen both good and bad management.

If HWG wants to stand out, given the current level of competition in the esports scene, or rather, the competition to see who is the worst, it's not difficult at all.

All he needs to do is manage the players.

Do not believe?

Just look at the state of the domestic League of Legends esports scene at the end of 2012 to understand.

The overall environment can be summed up in one word: disorganized.

Team management is generally as loose as an interest group.

Most teams do not have a fixed schedule, no punishment mechanism, and training depends entirely on their mood.

It's common for team members to stay out all night, sleep until 3 or 4 pm before turning on their computers, play ranked games until they're practically asleep, and it's not uncommon for them to lose their composure and give up on the spot.

Even WE, which is widely recognized as the "most formal," is actually only in the early stages of management and is still essentially a makeshift operation.

With such strong competitors, as long as HWG's players aren't so bad that they get crushed in lane, and once their team discipline and teamwork improve, winning is a piece of cake.