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Chapter 235 -236: Crimson Moon, Forging the Trident (10,000-word Mega Chapter)

What is called a strategy? This is the real deal.

And it’s as open and noble as a strategy could be.

Lide wanted these people to earn their own indenture money.

The essence of negotiation is to use information asymmetry to obtain benefits.

Now, Lide had all the information, but no one knew his bottom line; the initiative was in his hands, and he controlled the entire situation.

Everyone who heard Lide’s words was taken aback, looking at this young man with an impressive demeanor somewhat peculiarly.

Clearly, his words surprised them all.

Why all of a sudden is there a test? And why the method of exchanging Game Coins for RMB??

Lide’s profound gaze bore into Chen Feng, his right hand’s slender fingers reaching out, gently tapping on the table’s surface, his face betraying not the slightest fluctuation.

Solid as a rock.

No one knew that the capital in his pocket couldn’t even afford the appearance fee for a headhunter from Crimson Moon; these 3,000 Gold Pucks were the source of funding for this acquisition.

If he went to exchange the Gold Pucks for RMB alone, it would take way too long.

On the forums, those gold coin merchants who could take down more than a dozen were considered decent, and large-scale outflows of Gold Pucks would undoubtedly have a significant impact on the market.

He couldn’t be bothered with such a time-consuming and effortful method that required no skill, so he simply handed it over to the Sword and Shield Club to handle.

With the popularity of “Glory,” he didn’t believe that the 100,000 players in the closed beta, amidst such robust demand, wouldn’t be able to absorb 3,000 Gold Pucks.

He had no channels to communicate with the large clubs that needed them.

But the Sword and Shield Club did.

Without causing market turbulence, with the Sword and Shield Club’s ten years of networking in the gaming industry, Lide believed they could execute the task perfectly.

Plus, it was a real test; if such a large company couldn’t mobilize hundreds of millions in capital, then this club, valued at 80 million, was just junk, unworthy of acquisition.

Even if the information provided by the headhunters from Crimson Moon was good, it wasn’t worth considering.

Watching Lide’s calm face, the room fell into a slight silence, everyone contemplating the deeper meaning behind his actions.

These elites believed that the ultra-rich second-generation heir certainly had some unknown deeper reason for his actions, surely it wasn’t as simple as it seemed…

But they all couldn’t possibly foresee that the seemingly well-off super-rich second-generation heir, who was discussing the investment of tens of billions, was in fact engaging in getting something for nothing.

It couldn’t really be called getting something for nothing.

It was just making them earn their own indenture money.

Chen Feng couldn’t imagine that the money from the sale of the club hadn’t surfaced yet, and he would only get it after the sale of the Gold Pucks.

This layered strategy was something he couldn’t detect, already stepping into the trap Lide had set.

The true King of Strategy.

“This task should not be difficult for you to complete with your connections; if you can’t, then our acquisition plan will come to an end.

I’ll look for a more suitable club.”

Lide’s tone carried an undeniable force.

Chen Feng naturally wouldn’t suspect Lide of lacking funds.

The mere fact that Crimson Moon headhunters sought him out was a symbol of strength.

Moreover, with Lide’s dazzling noble demeanor, even if he was told that Lide only had a few thousand in savings, he wouldn’t believe it.

How could an ordinary person possess such a remarkable demeanor? It’s not something that can be feigned; it’s ingrained.

Lide had merged with the memories of the Blood Clan Ancestor spanning two hundred years, inheriting that nobility that seeped into the soul.

Now, his every action carried an elegance he wasn’t even aware of.

This kind of demeanor, only attainable through good breeding and extensive cultivation, shone brighter than the Versace suit he wore, which had cost him all his savings before arriving.

That was the reason why no one doubted him.

Chen Feng nodded; he didn’t think Lide’s demands were unreasonable.

“No problem, ‘Glory’ is a game that our Sword and Shield Club plans to focus on next. It’s just that since it’s not yet public, we can’t participate.

But given our status in the gaming world, selling some game currency won’t be an issue.”

Beside him, Zhao Yue spoke up with a peculiar expression, interrupting the overconfident Chen Feng.

“Mr. Chen, 3000 Gold Pucks is quite a lot…”

Zhao Yue happened to have a beta test spot for “Glory,” playing it every day, and she certainly knew the current value of the “Glory” Gold Puck.

3000 Gold Pucks, now at the exchange rate of 50,000 RMB for one Gold Puck, amounts to 1.5 billion RMB.

It is no simple task to handle such a large sum, especially during a beta test limited to 100,000 players, without affecting the market.

Chen Feng had never played “Glory” and was therefore unaware of the market fluctuations; he hadn’t played games for a long time.

He only kept running the Sword and Shield Club because he couldn’t let go of the efforts he had put into it, so he wasn’t very clear about what 3000 Gold Pucks represented.

The surrounding staff from Tianyue Headhunting were similar to Chen Feng, not being fervent gamers and therefore not inclined to understand the exchange rates between a game’s currency and RMB.

Then, Zhao Yue leaned in and whispered a few words into Chen Feng’s ear.

“What, 3000 Gold Pucks are worth 150 million RMB???”

Chen Feng’s exclamation of surprise made everyone pause before they all turned to look at Lide, who was leisurely sipping from a white coffee cup.

The headhunters could only imagine the words “filthy rich” stamped in gold across Lide’s forehead.

A casual gesture involved hundreds of millions in capital – that was a true big shot.

Reality was not a movie; there weren’t that many wealthy people around.

The elites of Tianyue Headhunting present at the meeting didn’t make more than six to seven hundred thousand RMB a year, and that was already considered a high income.

Here was a young man who could afford what they couldn’t earn in a lifetime – such a big spender.

At the same time, the people from Tianyue Headhunting looked at Lide with an even more intense gaze.

This was a truly high-quality client; this deal alone could land their small team several hundred thousand in commission.

Chen Feng took a deep breath to calm his excitement and turned to look at Lide, speaking solemnly,

“Mr. Li, regarding your request for us to sell 3000 Gold Pucks, we accept.

However, the related service fees and commissions will still be collected by the Sword and Shield Club, after all, we have not completed the acquisition yet…”

Lide nodded nonchalantly, “No problem, but I’ll give you only one week.

These 3000 Gold Pucks were earned by my private studio in Green City, Nolan Empire, after completing a few large tasks.

You can discuss a plan and present it to me, this is my first collaboration with Sword and Shield.

I hope you won’t let me down.”

Whether the acquisition succeeded or not, Lide had already become a major client of the Sword and Shield Club.

The transactions they were involved in warranted a service fee of 3%.

With Gold Pucks valued at 1.5 billion, that was nearly 5 million RMB in fees alone, almost pure profit with just the use of some social resources.

The money was so easily earned that Chen Feng almost wanted to cling tightly to the thighs of this wealthy big shot.

“No problem at all, the Sword and Shield Club will live up to Mr. Li’s trust,” Chen Feng said with a brilliant smile.

Although Sword and Shield Club was a major business with an annual turnover of at least 50 million, their expenses were frightening, and their earning capacity was not particularly strong; last year’s net profit was only a little over 8 million.

Now Lide was offering them half a year’s profit with the flick of his finger.

Absolutely unconscionable wealth.

The negotiation had progressed to a preliminary agreement, and once Lide’s collaboration with Sword and Shield Club was completed, the real acquisition would follow.

Chen Feng happily began to introduce the Sword and Shield Club in more detail, and Lide, with patience and the assistance of Tianyue Headhunting, got a complete understanding of the club’s structure.

Their operational models, profit points, spending points, management team, and the games they were currently active in, among other things.

Although tedious, he gained a more profound understanding of the club he was about to acquire.

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The next morning,

Lide received a call from Chen Feng,

“Mr. Li, we have already contacted the buyers; a total of twenty-three game clubs are interested in the Gold Pucks you have.

However, due to the large quantity, they can only offer a ratio of 45,000 to 1 for the purchase.”

Lide wasn’t the least bit surprised by Chen Feng’s words; in fact, this was precisely the reason he had always emphasized not affecting market stability when trading Gold Pucks.

Currently, “Glory” was indeed popular, but it only had 100,000 beta testers.

This pond was too small to accommodate a giant crocodile like him.

In his calculations, 3,000 Gold Pucks was just the right amount that the market could absorb.

If he were to release 30,000 Gold Pucks into this market, the price of Gold Pucks would plummet wildly, and then not to mention 45,000 for 1 Gold Puck, even 10,000 RMB for 1 Gold Puck would be doubtful.

The current high price of Gold Pucks was caused by an imbalance in supply and demand; as time goes by, the price of Gold Pucks will inevitably drop slowly.

“Alright, what’s the plan for the trade?”

“Mr. Li, we have already reached out to seven gaming clubs in Green City, after you give them the Gold Pucks, they will deliver the Gold Pucks into the hands of other game guilds,

Players’ backpack storage is undroppable, so death won’t affect it.”

“Glory,” despite being to the extreme in terms of hardcore, was still quite considerate toward the players.

For example, each player has a backpack with 10 slots, and stored currency cannot be dropped.

“No problem. The game doesn’t have a chat system; how will they contact my people?”

“There’s a huge Angel statue in the center of Green City; they will be waiting in the game at three o’clock tomorrow afternoon, by then you just need to notify your subordinates to log in ahead of time tomorrow afternoon.

The code for the meeting has already been sent to your phone.

Each code corresponds to a different player guild, and the amount of Gold Pucks needed for each is different…”

Lide couldn’t help but shake his head with a wry smile. Meeting codes?

“My subordinates are now trapped in a major quest and can’t get out in a short time.

But they have subdued two NPCs to be their subordinates; I’ll have the NPCs meet with the players. Communicate with those player guilds again.”

“NPCs meeting up?” Chen Feng’s tone was a bit startled, but he didn’t care too much, “No problem.”

After in-depth research on the game yesterday, he also knew the game’s power; the NPCs’ intelligence wasn’t necessarily worse than the players’.

After discussing some details, Lide looked at the information on his phone with a very odd expression.

This code. If it were for the original residents of “Glory” to guess, they might never figure it out, even to their death.

“Mount Akina is rarely tread by foot; missing are the veteran drivers of years past.”

“Baotazhen river demon, Chicken stewed with mushrooms”

“Chang Wei, you still claim you know no martial arts; cousin, I heard you have a handwritten copy of the Avatamsaka Sutra, may I borrow it to look at?”

“…”

But is all this trouble necessary? Just log off and call to confirm once you meet… Lide was deeply doubtful whether these people’s intelligence needed an update.

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Three days later.

A purchase operation that could be called rapid-fire was completed in full, from the moment Lide called Tianyue Headhunting to the completion of the entire acquisition, the total time used — 6 days.

Lide spent 80 million RMB to acquire the Sword and Shield Club, which had over 300 employees and had been deeply involved in the gaming industry for ten years.

At the same time, he paid Tianyue Headhunting a service fee of 12 million, becoming the fastest-earning and most worry-free service fee since the establishment of this top headhunting firm.

As a result, Lide also became the most esteemed customer of this top headhunting company.

The lady with the very sweet voice was arranged to be Lide’s 24-hour service assistant; whenever he needed Tianyue Headhunting, no matter the time or place, the other party would provide the most professional service for him at the first instance.

This policy fully demonstrated what it meant to be wealthy and powerful.

And those 3,000 Gold Pucks Lide owned were snapped up by the game guilds desperate for them, with a net income of 135 million.

He became a top-tier wealthy elite overnight.

After experiencing the reality and charm of “Glory”, all the game guilds realized the potential here, each almost frantically waving checkbooks to purchase.

The most generous guild spent a full 30 million in funds to buy Gold Pucks; an early investment to secure a certain advantage was not excessive, as they believed they could later earn back ten or a hundred times the profit.

After deducting 80 million for the acquisition of Sword and Shield Club, 12 million in service fees for Tianyue Headhunting, and the 3% handling fee of 4 million for the 3,000 Gold Pucks handled by the Sword and Shield Club,

Lide currently had a remaining fund of 39 million.

He didn’t hesitate and directly injected 34 million into the Sword and Shield Club, which had only a few hundred thousand left in its account, leaving an extra 5 million just in case.

The Sword and Shield Club, which had been unsettled by the acquisition, immediately quieted down after Lide of Finance University confidently announced a 30% pay raise for all core personnel.

Their initial resistance to the new owner immediately turned into a warm welcome.

Because of Chen Feng’s financial difficulties, they hadn’t seen a raise in a very long time, and no amount of nice words could compare to actual money. Clearly, Lide wasn’t planning to deal in mere promises.

The Sword and Shield Club was located in a high-tech park in Shanghai, just half an hour’s drive from Lide’s home.

After all the procedures were completed, on his first day taking charge of the Sword and Shield Club, Lide immediately called a senior management meeting.

He wanted to build a force that operated according to his will, and the current Sword and Shield Club was undoubtedly not up to par.

“Mr. Li, currently the Sword and Shield Club has established 12 professional teams, with a total of 150 people, competing in 8 virtual games.

Among these, two games achieve top three results annually and are the main sources of our club’s income.

There are 60 analysts and coaching staff, 70 team members for data collection, quest mining and so on, and 50 members of the game commerce organization responsible for game merchandise sales, plus a 20-person logistics support team…”

On his way to the meeting room, Assistant Zhao Yue, who he had hired as the new CEO’s assistant, took this opportunity to give him some basic information about the company.

Zhao Yue had had a discussion with the buxom woman after the acquisition was complete, and her perspectives and insights had garnered his approval, proving to be a competent subordinate.

And Zhao Yue didn’t want to leave the club she had worked at for ten years, so she stayed at Lide’s invitation.

Elite talents are always in demand; someone like Zhao Yue would be highly sought after anywhere, and even the headhunters from Angel and Moon had already offered her positions at other companies.

After getting to know the Sword and Shield Club in detail over the past few days, Lide couldn’t help but shake his head.

The foundation of the Sword and Shield Club wasn’t bad, but its profitability was. It relied only on two virtual games for revenue every year.

If their rankings fell, the club could potentially make a loss—such a business model was very small-scale.

Furthermore, due to the previous owner, Chen Feng’s insufficient funds, the growth momentum of the Sword and Shield Club was also very slow.

One could say that without his stepping in, the Sword and Shield Club would still fail to make any significant waves.

“Let’s talk about it in the meeting room.”

Lide, looking toward the nearby meeting room, cut off Zhao Yue’s report.

“Yes, Mr. Li.”

Although they had not been working together for long, Zhao Yue had basically figured out Lide’s character.

Once he has spoken, the matter is decided, without room for doubt. His manner is swift and decisive; the tasks he assigns can only be completed, without any room for negotiation.

This kind of resolute character is both easy and challenging to work with.

It’s easy in that as long as you complete the task, there will be no problems, but challenging because if you fail to complete the task or if the task is compromised, it will certainly be very uncomfortable.

And Lide’s behavior often made Zhao Yue feel very strange.

It’s like he’s, well, a real noble, not a modern castrated one who simply carries an honorary title.

But rather a noble from the old days who controlled the fate of everyone within his territory.

Sometimes, the cold, harsh look that Lide inadvertently displayed could terrify her, and Zhao Yue often wondered if he had been a mercenary involved in war, otherwise why would his presence be so frightening.

Lide didn’t know what Zhao Yue was thinking; otherwise, he could only sigh at how keen a woman’s intuition really was.

He wasn’t just a noble but also the master of a city, a king of a race, holding power in his hands that could launch a major war at any time.

Bang~

At the doorway of the meeting room, two young, beautiful girls helped open the door, and Lide gave them a slight nod before striding into the meeting room.

The spacious, well-lit conference room was filled to capacity, with enough seating for three hundred people, but there was not a single empty seat.

Tap tap~

Tap tap~

His boots made a crisp sound against the floor as Lide’s figure appeared in front of all the members of the Sword and Shield Club.

Today, Lide was dressed in a black Armani suit with dark patterns, the top-tier clothing accentuating his naturally heroic build and making him look even more handsome,

especially the unmistakable aristocratic aura that he naturally had, which made his entire being seem all the more elevated.

The ultimate super hottie.

Suddenly, the room buzzed with complicated murmurs.

Particularly the young girls, who now seemed to have their eyes wide open. Not only do boys like pretty females, girls also pay special attention to handsome and young wealthy men of merit.

Aspiring to beautiful things is human nature, and this applies to both men and women.

Clearly, the appearance of the stunningly handsome Lide, who could capture anyone’s attention, touched the hearts of those young girls.

“Our boss is this handsome guy??? Impossible, I don’t believe it, I already have a boyfriend, why did this domineering CEO appear now…”

“He’s too handsome, ahhh, how can he be so good-looking???”

“To have acquired such a big company at such a young age, and what’s key is that he’s really this handsome, he’s totally my type.”

“….”

Many of the young and self-proclaimed handsome guys felt crushed upon seeing Lide; compared to him, they felt they could scarcely show their faces outside.

Naturally, Lide was unaware of the flurry of thoughts the short walk had provoked below, as he confidently ascended to the chairman’s stage to take his seat.

The office gradually quieted down.

“My…” Lide nearly blurted out the habitual slogan from Dawn City as he began to speak.

He cleared his throat and then spoke composedly.

“My employees, my name is Lide, and I’m delighted to meet all of you.”

A round of polite applause ensued.

“As I believe you all know, the Sword and Shield Club has been entirely acquired by me.

I will not let down the hard work that Mr. Chen has invested over the past ten years.

The Sword and Shield Club will become a true sword that cuts through brambles and an invincible shield in our hands.”

Lide’s eyes shone as he looked at the employees below, announcing what everyone was most concerned about.

“All employees who remain at the club, to honor your past contributions to Sword and Shield, I declare that everyone will receive a 30% raise.”

Clap, clap, clap~

His words truly struck a chord, and everyone welcomed their new boss with the warmest applause, heartfelt and sincere.

“Besides that, I also have several new decisions to announce.”

Lide waited for the crowd’s cheers to subside before formally commencing today’s agenda.

Now that the company was his, he naturally wanted to imprint it with his own brand.

“Sword and Shield Club represents former glory, and I will lead everyone into a new era of success.

Starting tomorrow, Sword and Shield Club will officially be renamed—Crimson Moon.”

Everyone below had a bit of a wistful look, knowing that this day would come, but not so soon.

Zhao Yue’s expression was also complex, but seeing Lide’s resolute look, she refrained from voicing any objections.

A new kingdom needs a new name and flag; Sword and Shield Club belonged to Chen Feng, but now, this place belongs to the new king.

Crimson Moon.

It sounded quite good, Zhao Yue could only comfort herself silently.

Lide didn’t give the crowd a chance to respond and continued confidently.

“Currently, we have set up professional teams in 8 different games, and two games have been achieving satisfactory results.

This is the outcome of everyone’s hard work.

But at the moment, the virtual games on the market are a mixed bag, many of which can’t keep up with the times.

I have excellent professional players, but they aren’t matched with the right games.

I have insider information that ‘Glory’ is a game with immense potential, which I have personally tried out.

This game deserves our full commitment at Crimson Moon…”

At this point, a young man with long hair and a somewhat defiant expression raised his hand, interrupting Lide directly.

“Sorry, Mr. Li, why is this unreleased game worth our full commitment?

Could it be that Mr. Li is considering cutting other departments’ professional teams to partake in a game that hasn’t even been publicly tested yet??”

Lide frowned, this kind of confrontation with the boss in public—

This young man had something about him, not yet tempered by the harshness of society, right?

“Yes, you heard correctly. In the next half a month, I will be shutting down all other games, except for the two that are currently profitable.”

Swoosh~

A single stone stirred up a thousand waves, and everyone in the meeting room went insane.

The decision was tantamount to directly announcing that the majority of them were now unemployed.

Those two games couldn’t accommodate so many professional players.

And how could a game that hasn’t even been released be guaranteed to have potential?

This decision dealt a fatal blow to the good image Lide had just begun to establish.

“Mr. Li, I object!!”

“Mr. Li, this isn’t fair, you’ve only been here one day and have no clue how much effort we’ve put into these games!!”

“Impossible, if they shut down, I’ll resign immediately!!”

“Mr. Li, please reconsider…”

“….”

The meeting room was as noisy as a vegetable market.

Everyone was frantically protesting because this concerned the jobs of the majority here.

If it were shut down, what could they do? Play a game that wasn’t even in open beta yet??

Lide watched everything with an indifferent expression, his heart undisturbed.

As if the uproar in the meeting room had nothing to do with him at all.

After the crowd had been noisy for a few minutes, Lide finally began to speak slowly.

“Are you done??”

His indifferent voice quelled the scene, and although there was still dissatisfaction, calm was restored.

“Finished, now it’s my turn.”

Lide’s gaze slowly sharpened.

“What I say, I never change, all games are to be shut down, except for the two that are profitable.

This isn’t a discussion with you, it’s my decision.”

After saying this, he swept his gaze over the excited crowd and continued.

“There’s no need to worry about unemployment, I’ll arrange new jobs for you.

For the games that are shut down, all related personnel will enjoy the same benefits as before until ‘Glory’ goes into open beta.

I need you to focus on studying ‘Glory.’

This is the future.

I’ll repeat it once more, the teams of the shut-down games will become part of ‘Glory.’

Those who have never played ‘Glory’ can experience it offline over the weekend, and after that, you’ll understand my decision.”

After saying this, his tone became more solemn.

“Those who have objections to my decisions, those who are dissatisfied, can leave now.

The finance department staff is waiting outside for you; the resignation process will be completed within half an hour.”

At these words, swish swish swish, more than twenty figures stood up, each giving Lide a defiant look before turning to leave.

Many others were tempted but never took that step.

Lide watched this scene with an unchanged expression.

After these people left, he slowly said.

“Good, those who stay will have their year-end bonuses doubled. You will not regret today’s choice.” With a single sentence, he soothed the mood of the crowd.

After finishing, Lide turned his head to look at Zhao Yue, “Additionally, go to the esports school and recruit a group of young people with exceptional talent to fill these positions.

I need to cultivate a batch of talents for ‘Glory’ in advance.”

“Yes, Mr. Li,” Zhao Yue recorded Lide’s instructions with a serious expression.

This clever woman also knew that Lide was establishing his authority, so she did everything according to his will.

In this setting, she was certain that if she questioned him, she would definitely be rebuffed mercilessly.

Looking at the crowd below regaining their composure, Lide continued to boldly reform this power entirely his own.

Already accustomed to holding great power, with a single word determining the fate of the forces in his hands, he never wavered on major issues.

The art of governing lies in a combination of grace and strictness.

Simply put, it’s the carrot and stick policy, reprimand or even dismissal for those who disobey, and rewards, promotions, and raises for the compliant.

A slap followed by a sweet.

Earth is not Glory, where in Glory his will dictates the direction for all, with no one daring to contradict, but on Earth, every individual is independent, thus a certain degree of skill is needed for control.

“Starting today, the Crimson Moon will establish a new department—Glory Strategy Department.

Apart from the two games that have not been shut down, everyone else, whether coaching teams, data analysis teams, or professional players, will be merged into the Glory Strategy Department.

The relevant restructuring plans will be published by Assistant Zhao Yue before noon tomorrow.

Moreover, from next month on, a professional salary system will be implemented within the club.

M—for management, M1, M2, up to M12 presidential level, each level will have different salary treatments.

Z—for professional players, Z1 to Z12, divided into 12 levels, each professional player will enjoy treatments according to their level.

P—for professional technicians, P1 to P12, analysts, equipment sales team, logistics staff, all fall within the P level…”

Lide can be said to have completely changed the previous structure of the Sword and Shield Club.

Personnel and salary, these are the two most basic and important components of a company, and now both have changed.

There’s no need to elaborate on personnel; his main purpose in acquiring the Sword and Shield Club was to boost his operations in “Glory.”

And he needed to cultivate a group of high-quality professional players who could be his subordinates at his beck and call in the game.

His power in “Glory” was immense, but it had a fatal flaw: the natives couldn’t be resurrected.

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Therefore, when faced with danger, he often hesitated to take action.

But players are different, he could outright command them to risk their lives to probe, and it wouldn’t incur a significant loss.

Therefore, personnel changes were a must and absolute, with no room for negotiation.

As for the salary treatment, it was a reference to the practices of major corporations, ensuring professionals engaged in professional work.

Let the managers handle managerial tasks, and the professional players do what they’re meant to do, without worrying about lacking promotion channels and being forced into management.

Many professional technical talents aren’t cut out for management—in small companies, they’re coerced into management due to no advancement paths, but in big companies, technical talents can stick to their field without worrying that sticking to tech will result in lower pay.

That’s the difference between big and small companies.

Lide’s restructuring was also aimed at allowing everyone to develop in their own professional direction, rather than contemplating other things.

Even the name change was decisive, and other games were cut without hesitation, so naturally, no one would stand up and irrationally oppose the issues Lide raised.

“These changes will materialize within three days.

To all staff, trust me, change is for a better tomorrow, and I wouldn’t spend hundreds of millions merely to leave you with nothing to do.

The future is in our hands.”

The response from the audience was rather tepid, but Lide was indifferent; gaining the recognition of everyone as a newly appointed boss is not that simple.

However, he would make these people understand who truly ruled here.

The rest of the meeting didn’t offer much substance, and after carrying on for over half an hour, listening to reports and statements from several executives, Lide announced the adjournment.

He didn’t expect to fully rally the club, with over 300 employees, to act at his command in just one day.

A power needed to be nurtured, and with the foundation Crimson Moon had now, he was confident that following the restructuring, these professionals would provide him with ample support.

A team of hundreds gathering and analyzing data for him—this efficiency was much greater than working alone.

He seemed to already envision the scene of various treasures and ancient ruins entering his pocket.

After the meeting dispersed,

in the President’s office,

Lide sat behind his desk, looking at Zhao Yue with a playful expression.

“Assistant Zhao, the pay plan, Glory Strategy Department, and the matter of recruiting talent from esports schools—all are in your hands.”

Hearing Lide’s direct words left Zhao Yue with a somewhat peculiar expression, wondering if her boss was a bit too impersonal.

“There’s a lot of work recently, you can hire an assistant team of no more than 10 people to help you handle these matters…”

Lide revealed a knowing smile after he had spoken.

“If your performance satisfies me, we might not need to bother with recruiters for our vacant deputy general manager position.”

Despite knowing that Lide was dishing out empty promises, Zhao Yue couldn’t help but have her heart flutter with excitement.

As a career woman, stepping into the role of deputy general manager meant reaching a new height in her career.

In the future, when headhunters sought to poach her, her salary would not be less than a million annual pay.

Right now, she was only at four hundred thousand.

“Thank you, Mr. Li. I will work hard. I will submit all these proposals to you within three days.”

Her tone was firm; becoming the deputy general manager was not just about salary and benefits increase for her.

She would also gain more autonomy and be able to better protect the club that she had devoted ten years of her youth to.

“Very well, you’ve been working hard these days.

If there is a shortage of management talent, feel free to contact Tianyue headhunters directly. We have enough funds on our accounts.”

Having money means having confidence. With the support of the Crimson Mage Tower Magic Scroll Factory, he could easily convert Gold Puck into a hefty sum of RMB at any time, giving weight to his words.

For three consecutive days, the Crimson Moon underwent a reorganization.

All the disorganized departments were consolidated.

Under Lide’s will, the current Crimson Moon had only three major departments.

First, the Professional Player Department. Excluding those who had left in the past few days, there were still 120 professional players. These were seasoned professionals, who had a good understanding of and ability in games.

Due to the rapid development of the gaming industry, being a professional player had become a recognised career. Although Crimson Moon didn’t have a professional player with more star power,

these players were skilled and belonged to the elite class of professional players; otherwise, the previous Sword and Shield Club would not have grown to such an extent.

Apart from the two profit-making games, all other players had been transferred by Lide to become reserve players for “Glory,” now fully diving into learning about “Glory” in preparation for its official launch.

Those two games that hadn’t been shut down were just a temporary measure by Lide to placate people. Once “Glory” launched, these individuals would also become part of “Glory.”

The second department was the Data Analysis Team.

This was a department Lide paid great attention to. It combined the previous coaching team, data collection team, analysis team, and so on, making it the largest department at Crimson Moon with a total of 130 people.

Apart from the twenty-plus people still collecting data on the two profit-making virtual worlds, everyone else had started researching “Glory.”

For this purpose, Lide planned to invest tens of millions in establishing a professional data analysis center. It was still in the planning stage, but it was certain to be operational before the launch of “Glory.”

This department would later be Lide’s vital source of intelligence, extraordinarily significant.

The third department was the Equipment Trading Department.

This would be Crimson Moon’s primary money-making tool in the future.

Lide’s advantage in “Glory” was too significant.

But to further expand this advantage, he needed to use game merchants.

He could exchange outdated equipment, weapons, and even Gold Puck with players for various precious materials, leveraging information asymmetry to shear the players as sheep.

This department was also one Lide was very optimistic about, currently with 45 people.

In the future, Lide planned to expand to a hundred-person team, though it was sufficient for now.

Finally was the Logistical Support Department, not much to say about it. Twenty-something people were dedicated solely to serving the others.

Thus, the scheme for the three major departments at Crimson Moon was formed.

Player Department, Data Analysis Department, Equipment Trading Department—this trident would be Lide’s crucial weapon for his future battles.

Players were the force, data analysis the intelligence, and equipment trading the funding.

Having money, people, and information, he naturally wouldn’t shy away from a fight.

Unfortunately, “Glory” had yet to launch, so his carefully assembled trident was still lying in wait.

However, Lide believed that as soon as “Glory” became available, it would be time for the trident to shine.

Afterward, Lide spent some more time on Earth handling various post-acquisition matters. Once Crimson Moon began to stabilize, Lide re-entered “Glory.”

By then, he had already spent 11 days on Earth, while a whole month had passed in Glory.

Yet, the growth of Dawn City had not halted in his absence… And Lide had plenty of new ideas to implement back in Dawn City.