After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 176: Is Douyin suitable?

"No problem, it's a piece of cake."

After bidding farewell to Li Xiang, Lu Liang and Zhu Hu walked out of the company. Zhu Hu couldn't help but ask, "Are you so optimistic about new energy?"

Although Lu Liang also spent a lot of money to support Douyin, he always felt that Lu Liang treated Douyin in the same way as he treated ofo.

On the other hand, Lu Liang is particularly concerned about new energy.

Thanks to national support, the total sales volume of the new energy market in the first quarter of this year reached 7.4 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 32%.

But even if it maintains steady growth, the annual sales volume will only be 29.6 vehicles, 4.6 more than last year.

So what?
The data doesn’t lie. On average, the profit from one car is only 1.2 yuan, even after taking into account national and local subsidies.

If the country cancels the subsidy plan, the car will have to be subsidized for each car sold, which is a losing business no matter how you look at it.

Lu Liang doesn't seem like the kind of person who would fleece the country. After all, how much money can one make by fleecing the country? It would be better to roll it up in the stock market.

Lu Liang smiled and said, "It's the same idea as when Jinshajiang invested in Ideal and Sequoia invested in Weilai."

At first, he just wanted to do some business so that he could walk on two legs, grasping both finance and industry.

Later, I learned that Ningde Times’ market value would exceed one trillion yuan in five years, and I became even more determined to pursue the idea of ​​new energy.

Zhu Hu frowned. The nature of Lu Liang's investment was obviously different from theirs.

Lu Liang didn't want to talk about it, so he didn't ask any more questions and told them the address of the meeting: "Zhang Yiming should be here."

"see you later."

Lu Liang smiled and waved his hand, and the two got into their cars, one after the other, and arrived at the Lanting Restaurant in the west of the city.

Zhang Yiming was waiting in the restaurant's private room. Lu Liang smiled and took the initiative to extend his hand: "Boss Zhang, we meet again."

"Yes, Mr. Lu, how are you these days?"

Zhang Yiming also stretched out his hand with a smile on his face.

"Not bad, everything is going well."

After a few pleasantries, Zhang Yiming asked bluntly: "Mr. Lu, does what you said at the Douyin financing meeting that day still count?"

Lu Liang smiled and said without hesitation: "Of course it counts."

Zhang Yiming breathed a sigh of relief. Lu Liang's words meant that he didn't want to fight them to the end. There was a chance for this to turn around. He pondered for a moment and said, "I think it's about time."

Lu Liang asked: "Mr. Zhang, how do you plan to cooperate? Who will be the main one and who will be the auxiliary one?"

Zhang Yiming said as a matter of course: "Of course our Xigua is the main one, and Douyin is the supplement."

"No." Lu Liang shook his head.

Zhang Yiming looked unhappy and couldn't help but look at Zhu Hu.

How much money has Douyin invested, and how much has Xigua invested?

Let them Xigua be the supporting role for Douyin, will Douyin support it?
Even if Lu Liang is rich, he can't bully people like this, right?

This is no longer a snake swallowing an elephant, but an ant stepping on an elephant.

Even if he agrees, can ByteDance's shareholders agree?
Through their conversation, Zhu Hu also understood.

He quickly smiled and said, "Boss Lu, how about we discuss the specific cooperation plan?"

Jinshajiang has invested in both Douyin and ByteDance. Although they hold more shares in Douyin, he also feels that Douyin is not qualified.

"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhu, don't worry."

Lu Liang raised his lips and suddenly asked, "If the two companies have the same technology, which product do you think has more development potential, Douyin or Xigua?"

"Well~" Zhu Hu looked confused. He really didn't understand this aspect and he didn't have the hobby of watching videos on weekdays.

Zhang Yiming frowned and fell into deep thought. After a while, he sighed, "It should be TikTok."

Judging from his experience of starting five businesses, the name and product concept of Douyin are undoubtedly world-class, but the technologies such as the algorithm push system are lagging behind.

Zhang Yiming suddenly looked at Lu Liang with a resentful look.

If Lu Liang had not visited ByteDance that day, Yang Zhenyuan might not have resigned. Perhaps the TikTok app might have been a product of ByteDance.

Whenever he thought of this incident, he felt so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe and couldn't sleep all night. For a long time, Byte strictly prohibited anyone from visiting.

Lu Liang coughed dryly a few times and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang is indeed a technical expert. His evaluation is indeed objective."

Zhang Yiming said unhappily, "Boss Lu, don't always leave your words unsaid. Just say what you want to say."

He suddenly felt as if he had misunderstood something. Xigua's role as a supporting company for Douyin was just a simple role, and did not involve the ownership of the sovereignty after the merger. The next second, Lu Liang's words also confirmed Zhang Yiming's guess: "I have no objection to Douyin's management rights, decision-making rights, and even calling it Byte Douyin, but Douyin must be the main focus."

Ever since he learned that Yang Zhenyuan's Douyin could not beat Zhang Yiming's Xigua, Lu Liang decided to facilitate a merger between the two parties.

But there is always a difference between biological children and adopted children, so he needs ByteDance's guarantee and must treat Douyin as his own child. The best way is to let Xigua be Douyin's supporting role.

Zhang Yiming pondered for a long time. Xigua had just turned one month old and did not have a brand effect yet. As long as he had the sovereignty, it was not impossible to assist Douyin: "Mr. Lu, how do you plan to cooperate?"

Now he finally realized that Lu Liang had no feelings for Douyin at all and was only motivated by profit.

"Both parties will make their data public and allow third-party institutions to test it, and then redistribute the equity according to its value."

"can."

Douyin's valuation is around US$0.7 million to US$1.2 million, and Xigua's valuation is around US$1.8 million to US$2.2 million.

In any case, Watermelon has the upper hand and it is a foregone conclusion that he will take the lead.

"Mr. Zhang, it's a pleasure working with you." Lu Liang smiled.

"Pleasant to work with."

Zhang Yiming smiled slightly and suddenly became curious: "Mr. Lu, how do you plan to arrange Yang Zhenyuan?"

"Mr. Yang, although he has a technical background, I feel that he seems to be more suitable to be an operations officer."

"Zhenyuan is really good at operations."

Zhang Yiming nodded, but didn't ask any more questions. How Lu Liang would convince Yang Zhenyuan was not something he should consider.

Zhu Hu suddenly stood up and clapped, smiling happily: "Only when the strong join together can we be invincible."

He felt like he was using a cannon to kill a mosquito. Lu Liang had made such a big fuss over TikTok, causing a number of mobile phone manufacturers to complain bitterly. Was this the perfect ending?

It feels a bit unrealistic.

You promised to help them get rich together?
That's it?

This profit is not just small.

Lu Liang said with a smile: "Without Mr. Zhu's matchmaking, Mr. Zhang and I would have no chance to cooperate."

"Mr. Lu, you're too polite." Zhang Yiming also smiled, but there was a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Could it be that when Lu Liang went to ByteDance last year, he rejected Lu Liang’s investment, which made him dissatisfied?
So, there is this series of things?

If so, then Lu Liang's mind is really terribly small.

But if not, he couldn't think of a better explanation.

Will Douyin undergo a qualitative transformation if it is handed over to them for operation? It is possible, but it seems unlikely.

After dinner, Zhu Hu suggested going out for a party, but Zhang Yiming declined. He knew what a party was, but he was a serious man.

"As hypocritical as Shen Peng."

Zhu Hu looked disgusted, then turned to look at Lu Liang, winking and showing a smile that all men understand.

Lu Liang smiled and said, "I'm going to talk to Yang Zhenyuan."

"Do you need Jinshajiang's authorization?" Zhu Hu knew that Lu Liang only held 34% of the shares, while Yang Zhenyuan held 36%.

"Let's talk first."

Lu Liang smiled indifferently. It was too harsh to directly use equity to pressure others. It would be better to use courtesy first and then force. If no agreement can be reached, we can talk about it later.

At 8:30 in the evening, the lights on the office floor where Douyin is located were as bright as day.

"Mr. Lu, why didn't you tell me in advance that you were coming?"

Yang Zhenyuan was shocked, because his current appearance was really a bit embarrassing to face people.

His hair was greasy and his already sparse hair became clumped up, and his scalp was visible at a glance.

“Come in today for your ideal financing.”

Lu Liang walked into the company and took a look at the office area. There were dozens of programmers, all of them looked listless and had heavy bags under their eyes. It was obvious that they had been working overtime for many days.

The floor was littered with cigarette butts, empty Red Bull cans, and snack packaging bags, and the air was filled with a strange smell, making him feel as if he had suddenly returned to the black Internet cafe more than a decade ago.

"Mr. Lu, why don't we go out and talk."

Yang Zhenyuan rubbed his palms with a smile on his face. He also felt that the office environment was a bit dirty and messy, but he didn't mind it. He was just worried about neglecting Lu Liang.

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