After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 179 Information Gap is an Advantage

"Tsk tsk, technology is the core competitiveness."

As Lu Liang was browsing the optimized Douyin video, he suddenly understood why Zhang Yiming dared to make such wild remarks.

When it comes to technology, ByteDance is not afraid of anyone.

Because their use of algorithm push has reached the point of perfection, and in many places it is even hard to understand how they do it.

For example, when Lu Liang was watching a video about a blue sweater, he opened the comment section and the host's name suddenly appeared at the top. He could jump immediately by clicking on it.

For example, when seeing a game video, Lu Liang didn't understand what cpdd meant, so he clicked on the search bar, and suddenly a line of gray font appeared saying 'What does cpdd mean'.

A video of more than ten seconds, coupled with Byte's algorithm, can be called electronic poison. You can watch it from time to time and it will make you feel good all the time.

Before I knew it, an hour had passed.

"Old Yang, how is it?" Lu Liang put away his phone and looked at Yang Zhenyuan who was also watching Douyin.

Yang Zhenyuan was silent for a long time, then sighed, "Fortunately, Xigua chose to focus on mid-length videos at that time."

He thought there would be a give and take, but that was just his own opinion. If Xigua focused on short videos, they would have no power to fight back.

Maybe there is, it keeps burning money, attracting freeloaders, and being fleeced, and when there is not a penny left, that will be the death of Douyin.

Before ByteDance's algorithm was introduced, Yang Zhenyuan always believed that as long as time and sufficient funds were available, the gap between the two sides would be narrowed.

However, after the introduction of byte algorithm, he realized what it meant to be a person looking at the sky from a well, and it was very difficult for him to catch up.

Lu Liang laughed and said, "Don't underestimate yourself. I guess Zhang Yiming didn't expect that short videos plus their algorithms would be so powerful."

Yang Zhenyuan was silent for a long time, with admiration on his face: "Maybe Mr. Zhang didn't think of it, but you probably did."

At first, it seemed to the public that Lu Liang suffered a great loss in this merger and acquisition. Although ByteDance was strong, its strength was limited.

Lu Liang put in so much effort and caused so much trouble, but in the end, ByteDance still got absolute control of 69%.

That's why Lao Luo was indignant and criticized Lu Liang, but the result speaks for itself, Lu Liang is always right.

Lu Liang smiled slightly and said nothing: "Give it a try, you won't lose much anyway."

He doesn't know exactly when TikTok was born, but he knows that it took less than two years from its birth to the time when Toutiao spent $1 billion to acquire Musical.ly for it.

One billion US dollars is not a valuation, but real money. Even if there is a share swap, at least three to five hundred million must be taken out.

Zhu Hu said that ByteDance’s maximum liquidity is US$2 million, and it has invested billion RMB in Xigua Video.

The funds that can be mobilized are extremely limited, otherwise Zhu Hu would not have organized the merger and avoided a money-burning war.

So the question is, the promotion of Xigua Video almost drained ByteDance’s cash flow, where did they get the funds to help Douyin acquire Musical.ly?

The answer is self-evident: rely on TikTok.

If you want to raise $20 million to $ million, the valuation cannot be lower than $ billion, and it must also be recognized by the market.

Information gap is Luliang’s advantage.

He patted Yang Zhenyuan on the shoulder and said with a smile: "In the future, cooperate well with Mr. Zhang. Maybe one day, Douyin will become what you imagine."

Yang Zhenyuan said at the time that the future Douyin could be Meituan, Taobao, or WeChat.

Lu Liang is looking forward to that day, and also hopes that Douyin can grow to break the monopoly of the Shuangma Group.

Yang Zhenyuan looked serious and nodded heavily. As long as Zhang Yiming could still tolerate him, he would not leave no matter what.

After leaving TikTok, Lu Liang came to the last stop of his journey to Beijing, Huaqing University.

He came in a hurry last time and had not had a good look around this top university in the country.

Looking at the teaching staff, there are many other universities in China that are in the same first-tier as Peking University and Tsinghua University.

Such as Fudan University, Jiaotong University, and Zhejiang University in Shanghai, but the status of Tsinghua University and Peking University is too transcendent.

Even in the eyes of countless Chinese people, domestic universities are divided into only two categories: Peking University, Tsinghua University and others.

Lu Liang was accompanied by Wen Chao and Fang Shiyu, and the three of them were walking along the green path beside Tsinghua Pool.

He suddenly looked at the rows of yellow shared bicycles not far away: "I heard that to get the deposit back now, you need to apply seven days in advance?"

Wen Chao said: "Ofo updated this statement last week."

Lu Liang said to himself: "It's about to explode."

The restrictions on deposit withdrawals indicate that ofo’s funds are already very tight and its leverage has been greatly increased.

Giving out umbrellas on sunny days and taking them away on rainy days is not just a concept of banks. Ordinary people also have this sense of crisis.

Ofo is only one step away from collapse. The shared bike industry has expanded in an unorderly manner. Even in my hometown of Luliang, a small city outside the fifth tier, I could see the yellow bikes during the Spring Festival.

"I hope Lao Zhu can find someone to take over."

Lu Liang and his companions took a walk around Huaqing Pool and prepared to go to the New Energy Research Institute in the North Campus.

Suddenly, a reckless female college student bumped into me. She lowered her head to pick up the documents and then bowed to apologize, just like the plot of a melodramatic TV drama.

"Excuse me……"

When she saw Lu Liang's appearance, she was suddenly stunned. After hesitating for a long time, she couldn't help but ask, "Are you Mr. Lu from Tianxing?"

"It's me." Lu Liang smiled and nodded, helping to pick up the scattered documents on the ground. He saw a document with her name and class on it: Xu Huiqi, a junior majoring in journalism.

"Wo~ I finally saw a living person."

Xu Huiqi's eyes widened with excitement, then she looked at her watch with a bitter expression: "Damn it, I'm going to be late."

"Mr. Lu, see you again if we're lucky." She waved her hand hurriedly, like a gust of wind, coming and going quickly.

Lu Liang raised the corner of his mouth, squinted his eyes, and looked at her leaving back: "Do you think I'm Da Qiangzi?"

High-end hunters often appear as prey, so they don’t believe in so-called coincidences.

It was such a coincidence that they bumped into each other, it was such a coincidence that he knew him, and it was also such a coincidence that Lu Liang saw the other person's class and name.

A female student from a top university, majoring in journalism, she doesn't look like an easy person to deal with.

A group of three people came to the North Campus.

Meet Zhao Jiaqun, professor of the School of Computer Science and director of the New Energy Research Institute.

Seeing Lu Liang's smiling face, he hurriedly came forward and said, "Mr. Lu, I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person."

Lu Liang smiled and said, "You're too polite, Director Zhao. I came to Beijing to do some business recently and stopped by to visit."

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Top universities are no exception. Some people do research, while others build relationships.

Zhao Jiaqun belongs to the latter, so he can serve as the director of the institute, responsible for team building and daily operations.

Lu Liang likes dealing with such people because he can satisfy their appetites and they can understand his demands.

Because the 2000 million US dollars did not arrive in one go, only 200 million US dollars was paid in the first phase. If it does not satisfy him, it may become the last phase.

"Mr. Lu, let me introduce him to you." Zhao Jiaqun smiled and took Lu Liang into the research institute.

Introducing the project's review members, led by two computer professors, four PhDs, and ten masters.

As both are teachers and students of Huaqing University, Zhao Jiaqun hopes to retain Lu Liang and develop this project into a long-term project.

So his skills may not be good, but the skills of his subordinates must be strong, otherwise he probably won’t be able to keep Lu Liang.

"Everyone, I don't understand technology, but I believe that professional matters should be left to professionals."

Lu Liang smiled and talked about his request.

Whether it is a mentor or a student, he hopes that within the next three months, someone can come up with a plan that satisfies him.

Only ability is considered, no restrictions on qualifications.

All teachers and students in the school can receive a research fund of 100,000 yuan as long as they pass the review.

This is just the beginning. Tianxing Technology still has several positions with annual salaries of tens of millions waiting for their owners.

As soon as the words came out, the students all breathed rapidly.

After talking about dedication for more than ten years, someone finally talked to them directly about benefits, and they suddenly liked Lu Liang a little.

The purpose of studying is to have a promising future.
Success is often equated with salary.
The higher the annual salary, the more promising your career will be.

Lu Liang smiled, very satisfied with everyone's reaction.

He does not believe in qualifications or so-called experience. Instead, he believes that young people are more imaginative and creative.

After all, the computer industry has only been developed for more than ten years, and there is no such thing as the industry getting better with age.

In your twenties and early thirties, it is the prime of life.

Moreover, through the merger of Douyin and Xigua, Lu Liang deeply understood the benefits of having technology.

Forget about the short videos, he is not interested in that anyway, but new energy is related to the health of his other leg.

The car computer is one of the core of new energy. Even if it costs ten billion or hundreds of billions, we must develop it.

　There are two more chapters at ten o'clock~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)