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One unavoidable drawback of outsourcing the tournament is its extremely poor promotional effect on the game.
After all, this is something within the capabilities of Riot Games, so Li Hong naturally wouldn't concern himself too much with it. If they could host the tournament themselves, that would be fantastic. If not, there was nothing to regret.
In the end, as the Boss, he couldn't possibly incur losses.
Since they were going to host it themselves, the next focus of discussion for Li Hong and Mark was how to go about it.
The first question was whether to adjust the prize money.
This was a particularly sensitive issue; the amount of prize money would directly affect the enthusiasm of participating teams. Additionally, the prize money also determined how much Li Hong, as the Boss, would have to pull from his own pocket.
If the prize money was too low, the quality of participating teams would be uneven, resulting in a lack of entertainment value and promotional significance. Players wouldn't be interested in such a tierless competition, let alone feel any sense of involvement.
On the other hand, if the prize money was too high, it wouldn't be beneficial either; it would increase the burden on the organizing company and could even have counterproductive effects.
To put it simply, the deepest purpose of hosting this tournament was to promote Goddess Alliance. The promotional effect should correlate with the investment in prize money; otherwise, it could easily lead to significant problems for the game company.
The previously agreed-upon amount for the prize pool had been discussed before the game went live. At that time, some felt that the prize money was too high, with five million Soft Sister Coins for the champion. But now it seemed too low.
Setting aside how much prize money there should be, this amount alone couldn't advance the professionalization of Goddess Alliance.
Without advancing Goddess Alliance's professionalization process, they couldn't hope to catch up to the glory of League of Legends.
If they wanted Goddess Alliance to shine even brighter than League of Legends, professionalization was an essential process.
Unfortunately, one reason League of Legends' professionalization went so smoothly was due to Riot's strong backing from Tencent.
The penguin had that kind of energy, and League of Legends was far more suitable for professionalization than other games, which is why the competitions were thriving.
But now, behind Riot Games was Li Hong. Li Hong didn't have the same capabilities as the penguin to push professionalization forward so quickly, almost instantaneously.
All he could do was provide full support to Mark and the others. Beyond that, he couldn't be of much help.
It was precisely because the new boss's abilities were not as strong as the old boss's that Mark placed such great importance on organizing this event.
With Li Hong unable to assist, they had to rely on themselves.
"How about this? Let's set the prize pool a bit higher. A prize of fifty million Soft Sister Coins should be about right. This is for the World Championship; for the Mid-Season Invitational and other events, let’s set it at ten million each," Li Hong quickly established a standard for the event's prize money.
Fifty million in prizes wasn't too much; converted to dollars, it was only around eight million. While that ranked among the top in the gaming world, it certainly didn’t qualify as first place in the sports world.
However, this amount was sufficient; Li Hong was already feeling the pinch. It was impossible to offer more prize money.
Mark's eyes sparkled with an unknown flame, making Li Hong feel quite uneasy.
He asked slowly, "Boss, do you want to do something big?"
"Do something big? What do you mean?" Seeing Mark's demeanor, Li Hong knew he had some mischievous ideas brewing.
"Let's create a Prize Pool!" Mark's eyes danced with excitement.
"A Prize Pool?"
Li Hong was taken aback; how had he not thought of this idea? Yes, since there wasn't much money at the moment but they wanted to increase the competition's prize money, they could indeed implement a Prize Pool!
"We should create a Seasonal Exclusive Skin, and all the net profits from sales will go directly into the Prize Pool."
"Are you crazy? No one does it like that. People usually allocate 5% or some other percentage of sales to the Prize Pool. If you put everything into the Prize Pool, what are we going to earn?" Li Hong frowned.
Has Mark lost his mind? No matter how you play it, you can't just funnel all the revenue into the Prize Pool.
After hearing Li Hong's words, Mark calmed down a bit. He nodded and said, "I'm sorry, I got too excited earlier. You're right; since we can't put everything into the Prize Pool, how about a 50% sales share?"
Li Hong was taken aback. Is that really feasible?
A 50% share from skin sales would be extremely generous. After all, when a skin is sold, it's unlikely that the full amount goes directly to them. Various channels take their cut, and on top of that, they have to deduct high taxes, leaving them with about 70% of the original price.
If Mark takes 50% of that, their gaming company would be left with only 0% of the sales share. Is that even possible? Li Hong thought uncertainly.
"Mark, do you have some good idea in mind?" Unable to decipher Mark's thoughts, Li Hong could only ask.
Mark's face was serious as he replied, "Boss, if we want to quickly professionalize the Goddess Alliance, we need to do something big. Otherwise, without Penguin's level of influence, we won't be able to establish a complete competitive system."
"What big thing are you planning?" Li Hong initially wanted to ask who defines 'big,' but considering the current situation wasn't suitable for jokes, he held back.
"The Global Championship Prize Pool—the highest in any competition! Does that count as a big deal?" Mark asked seriously.
Li Hong was momentarily stunned and almost thought Mark had gone mad. But then he reconsidered and realized there might be potential in this idea.
Currently, the highest prize money in the world is still in football's Champions League. The Champions League often boasts prize amounts in the hundreds of millions, surpassing all other competitions globally.
However, even for a tournament like the Champions League, the championship prize is only around 40 to 50 million dollars. This isn't insurmountable; it just requires careful planning.
In terms of the total prize pool, it was impossible to surpass the Champions League, especially since they had a significant share from television broadcasting.
However, when it came to the championship prize money, the Goddess Alliance could certainly compete.
"One hundred million dollars?" Li Hong tentatively proposed a figure that left Mark speechless.
Mark was at a loss for words; after all, he was the one who had the biggest ambitions here, right?
Even with his grand aspirations, he only wanted to surpass the Champions League in terms of championship prize money. But his boss seemed to want to elevate that number to a level that an ordinary person wouldn't even dare to imagine.
"Boss, I think it's better to be realistic. Even though we have a larger player base, it doesn't necessarily mean we can accumulate that much in the Prize Pool," Mark said helplessly.
Everything they had now depended on the sales of Seasonal Exclusive Skins. If sales were poor, the Prize Pool would look extremely dismal. By then, forget about one hundred million dollars; they might not even be able to scrape together one hundred thousand.
Discussing this before sales figures were out was akin to building castles in the air or chasing after illusions.
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