Chapter 394 - 273: Zog’s Specialty Cloud Internet Cafe (4)

Chapter 394: Chapter 273: Zog’s Specialty Cloud Internet Cafe (4)

He just wanted to have some fun and never thought about taking responsibility. The female fan threatened to go to the reporters and expose his scumbag behavior.

It was a classic case of an esports player stereotype.

He had no choice but to ask Grace for help.

Grace handled the female fan, and the player was fined six months’ salary. If it happened again, he’d be fired on the spot, no questions asked.

As a result, he was now terrified whenever he saw Grace.

Besides him, the rest of the team members were stuffing themselves silly.

Not having to socialize was exactly what they wanted.

Social anxiety is a common trait among internet addicts. No matter how wild they acted online, that was just online. Offline, every last one of them was too scared to meet strangers.

"This food is so good. Why isn’t anyone eating? Everyone’s just walking around with a wine glass," the War King asked, puzzled.

Unlike his teammates, he would film each plate of food with a camera before eating, and then after finishing, he’d struggle with his limited vocabulary to describe the taste.

He had the vibe of a food vlogger.

"Maybe they’re just used to it," Leon replied, his words muffled by food.

"Mr. Leon?"

Just then, a skinny, somewhat balding middle-aged man sidled up to them.

Leon looked up, struggling to swallow the food in his mouth before asking, "And you are?"

"Oh, I’m Scrooge Powell, the owner of Scrooge Internet Cafe and one of your team’s sponsors," the middle-aged man replied politely.

Leon thought for a moment. He seemed to recall a sponsor like that—not a major one, just a small logo on the corner of their jersey sleeves.

Their jerseys had been covered with more and more logos ever since their victory over Demon.

"Hello, Mr. Scrooge. If you have any matters concerning team sponsorship, please speak with Miss Grace. She’s right over there."

This was the official, pre-rehearsed response.

Grace had made a rule: no team member was allowed to negotiate privately with sponsors.

The players lacked Emotional Intelligence and social experience, making them easy targets to be tricked by these old foxes in the business world.

"Oh, you misunderstand. This isn’t about team sponsorship. I’d like to place an ad on your channel," Scrooge explained.

"My channel?" Leon was confused. "Then why not just contact me through YouTube?"

"I don’t have certified credentials on YouTube’s advertising platform."

To make sure its content creators didn’t get ripped off, Zog had thoughtfully set up an official advertising platform.

Certified businesses could use this platform to contact video creators for custom ads. Zog would take a certain percentage as an operating fee, and in return, the Zog Group would be responsible for handling any financial disputes that arose.

Of course, you could also take private ad deals, but if something went wrong, you were on your own.

Because Leon was afraid of running into trouble, he had always stuck to taking ad deals only through official channels.

"That... doesn’t seem like a good idea..." Leon instinctively wanted to refuse.

"I can do an ad, too!" the War King chimed in from the side.

"Oh? And you are?"

"The War King. An excellent video creator."

Scrooge didn’t call the War King out on his lie, instead just handing him a business card.

"We can get in touch later."

He then continued trying to persuade Leon. "Please, just give me this one chance. Trust me, you won’t regret it. In addition to a fixed advertising fee, we’ll also give you a cut of the game’s revenue."

"Game?"

"Oh, I forgot to mention. Our product is a game, made with the latest Zog visual engine. Our goal is to create a realistic, perilous adventure where thousands of players can battle on the same screen. It’s called *Path of Conquest*."

Scrooge’s eyes burned with fanaticism as he continued his pitch. "This is a completely new business model for gaming! It’s going to usher in a new era! Of course, you can try it out first before you decide whether to accept the ad deal."