Chapter 464 - 392: Arrangements for the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds World Tournament (2)

After giving Wu Yun a moment to process the information, Ling Yi continued, "Since *PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds* is primarily a team-based game, the individual prizes will be smaller than the team prizes."

"For the solo competition, we’ll start tracking points in the solo queue as soon as promotions begin. When it’s time for the world championship, we’ll invite the top one hundred players from each server to compete live. We’ll use a direct elimination format to crown the ultimate champion. Based on their final rankings, the top 100 competitors will split the prize pool, while the next three hundred will receive consolation prizes."

"The prize pool for the solo competition will be only five million US dollars."

Having said that, Ling Yi asked, "President Wu, do you have any suggestions regarding the prize money?"

Wu Yun thought for a moment before replying, "President Ling, I feel that since this is our first tournament, we need to make a big splash. We shouldn’t be too frugal with promotion and operation costs."

"So what I’m thinking is, we can raise the prize money a bit! For the top eight in each server, the prizes should range from 10 million Huaxia Coins for first place down to 500,000! You guys can work out the specifics."

"Then for the world championship, the prize pool should be US$20 million! The champion takes half! I think only this will stimulate game account sales and a massive increase in our player base in a short time!"

Ling Yi and Lu Changsheng exchanged a glance, their expressions showing they had expected this. Then they heard Wu Yun continue, "As for the solo competition, make the prize pool US$10 million. You can figure out the detailed distribution!"

"Alright. Regarding promotion, if you need to shoot a short film, don’t be stingy! I think we can find famous action stars from each region to film them."

"For example, here in our country, we have people like Wu Jing. We can call them anytime!"

"What’s more, I can even get the original cast of *Fast & Furious 7*."

"I just glanced at the proposal for this short film—it’s too small-scale! If we’re going to shoot something, let’s make it a blockbuster!"

Ling Yi’s and Lu Changsheng’s pens never stopped moving as they recorded Wu Yun’s words. Inwardly, they were both marveling at their boss’s sheer extravagance.

"Oh! Right! If you want to get Dwayne Johnson, do it quickly. He’s preparing for a variety show, and I think he has a movie to shoot, too! Haha! Inviting the world’s most famous action stars to shoot a short film... just thinking about it is exciting. I’m in on this project!"

’Wu Yun was reminded of how, in his past life, Old Ma had leveraged his ’money power’ to film that *Gongshou Dao* short. He was sure his own idea could be realized. If push came to shove, he’d just throw more money at it! A ten-minute film couldn’t cost that much anyway!’

After collecting his thoughts, Wu Yun asked, "What’s the tournament procedure like?"

Ling Yi flipped to a specific page on the A4 paper in his hand before speaking. "The first step is registration for the qualifiers."

"We’ve planned a two-month promotional period. That means registration for the qualifiers will begin in July, and the qualifiers themselves will start in August!"

Wu Yun nodded. This timing coincided with summer vacation in many parts of the world, so the number of online players would skyrocket.

"The qualifiers will select 32 teams from each server. These teams must have their rosters finalized and be fully registered! In October, they will compete to determine the top eight from each server!"

"As for the grand finals, we’ve scheduled them for Christmas Day!"

Wu Yun leaned back in his executive chair, clasping his hands behind his head. "What’s the competition format for these 32 teams? Give me the details!"

Ling Yi cleared his throat and took a sip of water before continuing, "The tournament rules are mainly divided into a group stage, semifinals, and the grand finals!"

"The 32 teams will be split into two groups. In the group stage, these two groups of teams will compete in intra-group matches and elimination matches, respectively."

"The group stage lasts for three days, with six matches per day. Day one is for Group 1, day two is for Group 2, and day three is for the group elimination matches."

Ling Yi was already very familiar with the rules, so he only glanced briefly at the document in his hands before explaining, "During the first two days of matches, each group is ranked based on the cumulative points from their intra-group games. The top 8 teams from each group advance to the semifinals, while the bottom 8 teams move on to the group elimination matches on day three."

"Points are not reset for the group elimination matches. This means these 16 teams will accumulate points from a total of 12 matches—their intra-group games and the elimination matches. The top 8 teams based on this total will advance to the semifinals, while the bottom 8 will unfortunately be eliminated."

"From the group stage, we will select 24 teams to advance to the semifinals! President Wu, please see page 44!"

Once Wu Yun had turned to page 44, Ling Yi continued, "After the group stage ends, the remaining 24 teams will be assigned to three semifinal groups based on their group stage performance and will compete in a round-robin format."

"President Wu, that table shows the proposed match schedule for the round-robin."

"The semifinal stage will also last for three days, with six matches per day. Group stage points will be reset for the semifinals. Each team will be ranked based on their total points from the three-day round-robin. The top 16 teams will advance to the grand finals, while the bottom 8 will be eliminated."

"And in the grand finals, the 16 teams will compete for two days, with six matches per day, for a total of 12 matches. Teams will be ranked based on the total points earned during these matches. The team with the number one ranking will become the undisputed champion!"

Wu Yun briefly scanned the document and then asked, "I see the document doesn’t list the venues for the tournament. Haven’t they been chosen yet?"

At this point, Lu Changsheng spoke up, "President Wu, for the Huaxia server’s tournament, we were thinking of holding it in Rongcheng, since our headquarters is here! As for the other servers, we plan to hold them in their respective iconic cities."

Ling Yi added, "President Wu, we have a tentative idea... for the world finals, do you think we could secure the Bird’s Nest for the opening ceremony and the two days of the finals?"

Wu Yun was taken aback for a second, then he laughed. "No problem! As long as the money is there! Send someone to ask if the Bird’s Nest has an open slot during our planned dates!"

’Before he had reconnected with his family, Wu Yun might not have been able to guarantee he could secure the Bird’s Nest, since the opening ceremony and the grand finals would take at least three days. But now? It was a trivial matter!’

Afterward, Ling Yi went over the schedule of activities during the event period with Wu Yun.

"Right! President Wu! For the final speech at the opening ceremony, we all agreed in our meeting that you would be the most suitable speaker. In our view, your ranking on this year’s Hurun Rich List is bound to be near the top!"

"We just weren’t sure if you would be available!?"

Wu Yun replied calmly, "No problem. After all, it’s not like I’m behind the scenes anymore; I’m already a public figure. There’s no issue of convenience."

The three of them discussed for a while longer before Wu Yun said, "You two can go and finalize the terms we discussed today. Hold whatever meetings you need to hold. For instance, on the matter of the short film, make sure you gather public opinion, including feedback from our employees and players."

"Oh, and once you’re ready, you can post the announcement directly on the official website! I’ll get the hype started!" As he spoke, Wu Yun took out his phone and opened Weibo.

"Hey everyone, I’ve decided to host the first-ever *PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds* world championship, scheduled for December 25th this year! For specific details, please follow the official website and our official Weibo account! And I’ll let you in on a little secret: the grand prize for this tournament is definitely higher than winning the lottery!"

The moment Wu Yun sent the post, he heard the notification sounds from many phones outside the office, including those of Ling Yi and Lu Changsheng!

"Looks like you all pay close attention to my updates!" Wu Yun joked.

Lu Changsheng laughed. "President Wu, we have to keep a close eye on your updates! It helps us adjust our work more quickly! By the way, everyone in the company participated in that prize draw, but still, no one won!"

Wu Yun quite enjoyed Lu Changsheng’s flattery. He chuckled and said, "Don’t worry! Tell all the employees that after this year’s tournament, we’ll have our annual company party before the Spring Festival, and there will be no shortage of big red envelopes!"

After Ling Yi and Lu Changsheng left the office, Wu Yun finally sat down in his gaming chair and started his first battle of the day.

"Susan! Invite me!"