519 The New Training Schedule

Zhang Yuan exchanged looks with the internet addicts.

Would that do?

For some reason, they felt like they were being hoodwinked. However, Boss Pei seemed resolute. At that moment, they could not find any good retort.

Pei Qian looked very satisfied. "Good. If you have no objections, we'll do that. Get along well with one another. If you run into any problems… Zhang Yuan, you and Coach Yaling can talk it out. Farewell!"

Now that everything had been settled, Pei Qian prepared to leave.

Zhang Yuan quickly stopped him. "Boss Pei, hold on!

"Hehe, I think this training method isn't impossible. We can try it out for a while and see its results. However, before that, should we confirm the training schedule?

"Coach Yaling and I would have our own views for sure. If we reach a deadlock, we would still need you to make the final call, Boss Pei."

Coach Yaling expressed her agreement.

She could also tell that she had fallen for Boss Pei's trick this time. However, she had no intention to reject this job. After all, accepting an arrangement like that did not seem that bad.

The internet addicts looked like they were severely lacking in training. Since Boss Pei wanted them to build muscles, it still fell within Li Yaling's job scope.

In any case, whether she was working in the gym or here, she would still be teaching students. Her working conditions were even better now. Why would she turn this job down?

Still, it all depended on whether she could distribute the work with Captain Zhang well and clearly enough or not.

Otherwise, they could point the team in opposite directions. Zhang Yuan could prioritize training hand speed while Li Yaling could prioritize building muscles. Who should the team listen to then?

Thus, Zhang Yuan and Li Yaling achieved a common understanding at the start: they could try out this training method, but Boss Pei had to help them set clear boundaries for their roles and responsibilities and lay out the daily training schedule.

Pei Qian had wanted to lie his way out of that; it would be best if both of them clashed. However, since both had laid out their requests so clearly, it became inappropriate for Pei Qian to leave just like that.

Thus, he reluctantly nodded. "Alright, let's find a place to come up with the daily training schedule."

Zhang Yuan waved his hand at the contestants. "Play your own solo games to train."

The contestants took their seats one by one, put on their headphones, entered GOG, and started to play. None of them knew what kind of training plan the three bosses would come up with. However, from the bottom of their hearts, they worried about their futures.

If the club had not been banking on Tengda's reputation, they would have seriously wondered if they had been cheated.

…

Zhang Yuan pushed the whiteboard with the daily schedule on it into where the dining area once was. That was the club's conference room. Coach Yaling found a random seat and sat down.

Now, the training schedule looked more normal than it had before. It looked like a standard esports player's training schedule. There was nothing much to change.

Pei Qian and Zhang Yuan sat down as well.

"Boss Pei, let's work on the daily timetable first. Look at this one. Is there anything that needs to be changed?"

Pei Qian looked at the timetable on the board and then looked at Coach Yaling. "Coach, do you have any thoughts?"

Coach Yaling shook her head. "This is a standard esports player's timetable. There's nothing much to say. I just have one request: give me two hours to train them each day. I'll bring everyone to the gym."

When Pei Qian heard this, he immediately shook his head.

"Nothing much to say? I think there's a lot to say!

"First of all, sleeping early and waking up early is good for the body. The contestants wake up at 9 AM and sleep at 1 AM. Although that's eight hours of sleep, that sleep schedule is not healthy for their bodies!"

Pei Qian whipped out his phone and searched 'the dangers of staying up'.

"Scientific research has shown that the human body will start secreting melatonin at 9 PM, bowel movements will slow down at 10.30 PM, and man should enter deep sleep by 2 AM.

"Staying up late would mess up the biological clock and result in a whole host of dangers.

"Such dangers include declining short-term memory, declining ability to learn, endocrine system disorders, declining immunity, increased risk of heart diseases, and the like.

"Generally, people would become fatter, uglier, stupider, and more forgetful. They would also fall sick more easily. For esports contestants, becoming fatter and uglier would not be a big deal.

"However, if they become stupid, how can they understand the game? If they become forgetful, how can they remember cooldown times for abilities? I don't even have to talk about them falling sick. If one team member falls sick, the others can forget about playing in mock competitions.

"If the ten of them take turns to fall sick, one-third of all the mock competitions each month would go to waste!

"That's a very serious problem! We have to correct their sleep schedules! I think that they should wake up at 6.30 AM and sleep by 10 PM every day."

Zhang Yuan was puzzled. "Boss Pei, this timetable was designed to ensure the most effective training. Practically no one plays in the 'professional' section of the game from 6 AM to 10 AM.

"Most players only become active at night or late at night. For the players to take part in more professional rounds, I had to shift their sleep timings back…"

Pei Qian raised his hand. "Of course, I know this, but this is a simple choice to make. Do you want to choose the contestants' health or more useless professional rounds?"

"If they sleep at 10 PM every day, they would still be able to spend at least two hours in professional rounds. On the whole, there would be little change to their training time, and they would not be that affected.

"Comparatively, maintaining a healthy body, having plenty of energy, and maintaining an excellent memory are more important."

After some consideration, Zhang Yuan said, "Well… Boss Pei, they'll finish breakfast at 7 AM. Until 10 AM, there would be no one playing professional rounds, and they would not be able to train by themselves either. What should the team do then?"

Pei Qian sniggered. "That's up to them!

"They can research each hero's skills, familiarize themselves with their pre- and post-attack moves, or train the movements and basic skills for various heroes. Aren't those the most important things to learn?

"They could also play for fun or join random 5v5 tournaments. Those are good ways to train as well.

"That's right. Before that, they should work out for an hour.

"Let me write the timetable."

Pei Qian stood up and erased everything on the whiteboard. Then, he rewrote the timetable.

6:30 Wake up, shower, forty-minute morning jog

7:20 - 8:00 Breakfast, arrive at the training room

8:00 - 10:00 Independent practice of basic skills

10:00 - 12:00 Two mock competitions and post-competition meetings

12:00 - 12:30 Lunch

12:30 - 13:30 Rest

13:30 - 14:00 Warm up in the game

14:00 - 17:30 Mock BO5 competition and post-competition meeting

17:30 - 18:00 Dinner

18:00 - 20:00 Fitness training

20:00 - 22:00 Solo training

22:00 Shower, sleep

After writing the timetable, Pei Qian handed the marker to Yaling. "Coach, write down when they should have additional meals."

Coach Yaling: "Additional meals?"

Pei Qian nodded. "Of course! Aren't additional meals necessary if you're training? Eating less and more frequently is good for the body. Write down when they should have additional meals and make sure that they're eating enough. They would not be allowed to order take-out outside the stipulated times."

Coach Yaling pondered about this for a moment. Then, she added a cup of black coffee in the morning; egg white and cereal at 10 AM; some beef, sweet potatoes, vegetables, and a cup of black coffee at 3 PM; and a post-training meal at about 9 PM.

They would have smaller but more frequent meals without increasing their total caloric intake. That would prevent them from over-eating, prolong their satiety, reduce stress on their stomachs, and increase their metabolism.

Pei Qian nodded. "Very good. They'll eat more and train more. Hopefully, when I come back the next time, all of them would look as well-built as fitness instructors!"

Zhang Yuan's head began to hurt as he looked at the timetable. They would be healthy for sure, but would their training be effective?

What's more, those internet addicts were already used to their own lifestyles. Would they be able to sleep at 10 PM if they were forced to?

Zhang Yuan raised that question.

Pei Qian sniggered. "They wouldn't be able to sleep?"

He turned to face Coach Yaling. "Coach Yaling should know how to deal with their insomnia."

Coach Yaling was momentarily stunned, but she soon nodded. Boss Pei's meaningful look said one thing to her: 'intensify your training!'

It would be easy to deal with their insomnia. They would just have to train so intensely that they would not be able to get out of bed.

Again, Zhang Yuan said, "I have another question, Boss Pei. Can we guarantee the effectiveness of their training?"

If they had a coach, they could calculate the results of the mock competitions and analyze each team member's objective problems.

However, Coach Yaling did not even understand GOG. How could she replay, then?

Pei Qian was already prepared for this. "That's easy. Both teams have to elect a captain, right? After each mock competition, the captain will do the replay. The member who performed the worst will have extra fitness training at night!"

Zhang Yuan: "But what if the captain shirks responsibility?"

Pei Qian pondered for a moment. "That's true. The captain and the team member will have extra training together, then! The losing team will have extra training, too! No matter what, everything can be solved by adding fitness training.

"If they don't win a competition, they'll train more. Yaling, I'll leave this to you. If they don't train to the point of puking, I'll hold you responsible!"

In any case, the more time they spent training their fitness, the less time they would spend training in the game.

It would be best if they were unable to lift their arms after each fitness training session. Ideally, they would not even be able to reach the mouse or the keyboard!

Such a ridiculous training method would turn all the contestants away, right? Even if they could not run away because of the one-year contract—once news of this spread, all the other contestants who were thinking about joining DGE would run away in fear.

What would the club be without contestants?

Zhang Yuan and Coach Yaling fell silent. For some reason, they felt like Boss Pei was rejoicing in the members' misery while making those harsh requests…

Pei Qian stood up. "Alright, problem solved. Just follow this plan. When I come next time, I want to see a bunch of contestants who would win any offline competition!"

After settling the training-related matters, Pei Qian walked out freely.

Zhang Yuan and Coach Yaling remained, feeling extremely confused.

After some thought, Zhang Yuan said, "Well, should we… follow this?"

Everyone knew that Tengda's employees would stick strictly to Boss Pei's instructions once he had left clear directions. They were only allowed to use their own imagination if Boss Pei had not left clear directions.

Now, Boss Pei had written the entire timetable out. It seemed set in stone.

Coach Yaling nodded. "I have no objections."

Zhang Yuan sighed. "But the contestants probably will."

Coach Yaling smiled. "It's alright. Whether they have objections or not is not important. Captain Zhang, there's something that I have to make clear from the beginning.

"These people have a very poor foundation. For the first few days after they start training, they might not be able to move the mouse or walk properly. But you don't have to worry. This will go away in a week."

As Zhang Yuan looked at Coach Yaling's sweet smile, a chill ran down his spine.