Chapter 312 GAL Restructuring
Jiangning, GAL Alliance headquarters.
As the honorary chairman of the alliance, the number one talker and spiritual totem, Chen Ba made a rare return to his office.
Yes, that's right……
Although he does not work at the GAL headquarters all year round, there is an office that belongs to him at the GAL headquarters.
Don't ask, asking is a symbol!
When he had nothing to do, Chen Ba would occasionally come over to hang out, not to declare his sovereignty, but simply to drink free tea.
GAL is nominally managed by him, the chairman of the league, but in fact, it is the tournament CEO and secretary-general who really manage and operate GAL.
Chen Ba serves as the chairman, and the GAL participating club owners serve as directors. The GAL board of directors jointly formed may not be able to gather the manpower to hold a board of directors once a year.
no way!
Everyone is very busy, how can we have time to get together and hold such a boring meeting?
Just leave the daily affairs to the CEO and Secretary-General. Everyone on the board of directors is very busy and has no time to get involved in the major and minor affairs of the alliance.
The last time all members gathered for a council meeting, it was to decide on the candidate for the alliance's CEO and the two mainframe manufacturers, Sony and Microsoft, to obtain seats in the GAL Alliance.
Unless it is a major event, the board of directors will generally not convene. After all, the GAL Alliance is really just a "small business" to everyone on the board of directors.
Take a look at the luxurious lineup of the GAL Alliance Council!
Chairman Chen Ba, Chairman of Jiangning Tianba Game Technology Co., Ltd., Chairman of China Mirage Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., Chairman of Jiangning Xianyu Digital E-Commerce Co., Ltd....
Executive directors Chris and Helena are vice presidents of AMD and NVIDIA respectively.
The remaining board members are also executives from PC hardware manufacturing companies such as Darenshuo, Jubaojia, Shrinking Star, and Qibaihong.
With this lineup, everyone will definitely only discuss big things when they get together. For ordinary small things, just communicate on the phone directly. There is really no need to go to the board of directors for individual discussions.
What is a trivial matter?
For example, the GAL League has broadcasts all over the world. The income distribution generated by the broadcast of games, that is, how much money each team can get, is a small matter in the GAL League.
After all, broadcast dividends are only tens of millions a year, which is not too shabby for every team. Of the teams that have seats in the GAL League, who invests less than 100 million a year?
The major events that are truly worthy of discussion are usually resolutions or drafts related to changes in the structure of the entire GAL Alliance.
For example, the "GAL League Salary Cap (New Version)" regulations that have been implemented since March last year have greatly affected the league structure and require special discussion by the Board of Directors.
The salary cap is set by Chen Ba.
In fact, there was an old version of the salary cap before, but it was set too early, and the penalties given to teams that exceeded the salary cap were too low, and it no longer keeps up with the times.
So after a quarrel in the board of directors, the new salary cap regulations came into being.
The punishment given this time was very serious.
Teams that exceed the salary cap may need to pay huge fines, and these fines will be used to subsidize mid- and lower-tier teams.
Of course, in addition to the salary cap, the debate about GAL League seats is also a key topic of discussion every time the council is held.
With the advent of "Star Emperor 2", the GAL Alliance has finally passed the most dangerous turning point and ushered in a new round of development bonus period.
Because of this, seats in the GAL League have become more and more popular. Many companies in the digital technology industry want to obtain new seats and enter the GAL League.
Taking China as an example, Goudong, an e-commerce platform specializing in 3C digital, is eager to get involved and has inquired several times about whether it is possible to purchase GAL seats.
Regarding this issue, Chen Ba has actually considered it.
Opening new seats will definitely earn more money for the GAL Alliance. After all, the price of a seat is an astronomical figure that many people dare not even think about.
But this is not a good thing.
As of now, the GAL League has more than 17 teams, which is already overwhelming for the league environment.
Not only does Chen Ba not want to expand the team, he even wants to cut two seats and fix the participating teams at around 15, so as to ensure that the schedule will not be too long.
"The GAL League needs reform!"
Chen Ba told the league CEO: "In addition to the existing GAL Golden Age League, we also need to form a secondary league to enrich the event ecology and give interested companies a chance to enter the game."
"Second league?"
The league CEO was surprised at first, and then asked: "Will this secondary league intersect with the GAL League?"
"You want to say promotion or relegation, right?"
"There is no rush to do this for the time being. We can wait until the framework of the secondary league is established, and then the board of directors will vote on whether to start the promotion and relegation mechanism."
Chen Ba explained: "The secondary league has tentatively designated 15 seats and adopts an invitation system rather than a franchise system. The league strictly selects and cannot allow some companies that do not meet the requirements to participate."
"OK!"
The CEO suddenly understood.
What Brother Ba means is that the secondary league cannot be like the GAL League. Anyone who can enter and compete must be strictly assessed.
Only teams that meet certain criteria are eligible to participate in the secondary league.
According to Ba Ge's subtext, the secondary league will have the opportunity to directly reach the GAL League through the "promotion and relegation" system in the future, so there is no need to worry that the secondary league will not be attractive.
"The GAL is the Golden Age League, so let's call this secondary league the Silver Age League, or SAL for short."
When Chen Ba said this, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "If there is a chance to form a third-level league in the future, bronze is also available."
"correct!"
"One seat in the SAL League will be reserved for Mirage Electronics. I will arrange for them to form a team to compete later."
"no problem!"
The league CEO has no objection to leaving a seat in the secondary league for Mirage Electronics.
Just kidding, who dares to have an opinion?
Do you really not know the background of Mirage Electronics? If he takes the lead in opposing this team of top-relationship households, wouldn’t he even be unable to keep his job?
not to mention……
Whether it is the GAL or the newly established SAL sub-league, they are ultimately e-sports events centered around the game "Star Emperor 2".
Mirage Electronics also happens to be a PC hardware manufacturer. Even if they don't use the back door, there is a high probability that they can get a seat. This is not surprising.
Rather than discussing this, it is better to think about it. Once the SAL sub-league is established and Ba Ge introduces the promotion and relegation system, which team in the middle and lower reaches of the GAL will be the first to be eliminated?
Isn't it a shrinking star?
As the CEO of the GAL League, he has full knowledge and understanding of the current GAL League structure.
If promotion and relegation are really introduced, if nothing unexpected happens, Shrinking Star and Miserable Rainbow will most likely be knocked out of the secondary league by stronger teams.
Let’s not talk about the miserable rainbow. They are poor to begin with, and it is expected that they will be at the bottom of the league.
But Shrinking Star is different...
The Shrunk Star builds galactic battleships every year, and digs out black technology from the laboratory every year. As a result, it is ridiculed and ridiculed every year when its results are at the bottom.
In the past, it was okay to spend a lot of money and get no results. It was nothing more than being ridiculed. But if he was knocked down from the second-tier league, then... would the shrinking star get angry and quit playing?
"Will not!"
Compared to the CEO's concerns, Chen Ba said firmly: "No PC hardware manufacturer will easily withdraw from the GAL stage."
Just kidding, the benefits of staying in GAL are too great, otherwise there would be so many companies trying to get a seat?
Do you understand the value of "Star Emperor 2" surpassing "League of Legends", "Dota2", "CS:GO" and other games to become the most watched e-sports competition in the world?