After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 188 Everyone has their own agenda
"If it doesn't happen this time, there might be a next time."

Lu Liang had a tough attitude and acted as if he was determined to get to the bottom of the matter. It took Zhu Hu's repeated persuasion for him to give up the idea.

Be it true or false, at least you should have a fearless attitude to minimize troubles.

Zhu Hu understood it very well, so he didn't expose it.

He even took the initiative to cooperate and assisted Lu Liang in completing the duet.

The effect was good. The two people argued and made quite a noise. Many people heard it and the news spread quickly.

As the host, Zhang Yiming hurried over and said with a big smile on his face: "Boss Lu, Boss Zhu, harmony brings wealth."

Ever since he learned about Lu Liang's strong international appeal, he was very fortunate that Lu Liang was not interested in short videos.

ByteDance has the technology, but Lu Liang is rich, famous, and doesn’t like to be in charge of things, which makes him too tempting for entrepreneurs.

Yang Zhenyuan is the best example. If they continue to fight, I don’t know how many Yang Zhenyuans will emerge.

It is estimated that the source is ByteDance’s core team.

So he contacted Lu Liang and facilitated the merger before the money-burning war, which was definitely the best choice this year.

Lu Liang and Zhu Hu looked at each other and smiled knowingly: "Nothing's wrong, just chatting casually."

Lu Liang walked over, picked up the orange juice on the table, and added ice cubes: "Mr. Zhang, who are you going to introduce this time?"

“SoftBank and Temasek are both looking to lead the investment, but we are still selecting partners.”

Zhang Yiming squinted his eyes, confused, not knowing what the two were up to.

However, Lu Liang and Zhu Hu are both shareholders, so he did not shy away from analyzing the pros and cons of the two leading investors.

There is no need to say how famous SoftBank is. Ali initially took off because of the funding from Masayoshi Son.

Temasek is equivalent to Singapore's State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission and HSBC before 97. In recent years, it has been extremely keen on investing in the domestic market.

The former makes it easier to enter the Japanese and Korean markets, but SoftBank's conditions are a bit too many and a bit harsh. As for the latter, Temasek has not put forward any conditions for entering the Singapore and Malaysian markets.

Zhu Hu asked, "So what do you think?"

Zhang Yiming thought for a long time and decided to give each company 7% so as not to offend either side, and then distribute the remaining 1%.

Shen Peng came over and scolded: "How can you divide it like this? If you don't offend either family, then you will offend both families."

Zhang Yiming looked unhappy. Even if what he did was wrong, there was no need to be so disrespectful.

He frowned and saw Lu Liang drinking a drink: "Mr. Lu, do you have any better suggestions?"

Sequoia and Jinshajiang both have equity in ByteDance and TikTok, and he urgently needs a strong ally to check and balance them.

Shen Peng and Zhu Hu looked at each other with serious expressions, and then looked at Lu Liang, waiting for him to express his opinion.

This is a very small matter, not even a dispute, but it involves a battle of words between investors and founders.

Before this, they had always been suppressing Zhang Yiming, but the situation would become different if Lu Liang joined Zhang Yiming's camp.

Lu Liang glanced at the three people and chuckled, "It's up to Byte to decide how to do it, but what Mr. Shen said makes sense."

Shen Peng's face froze. Lu Liang chose Zhang Yiming. Although Lu Liang supported him, he first stated ByteDance's right to speak.

The order determines the priority.

Zhang Yi was delighted, smiling, and apologized repeatedly: "Mr. Lu is right. I'm sorry, Mr. Shen, I was indeed inconsiderate just now."

He paused and said, "Then let Temasek lead the investment. TikTok's international headquarters is located in Singapore, where there are many relevant technical talents, most of whom are Chinese, and communication is more harmonious."

Lu Liang narrowed his eyes and said softly: "It seems that Mr. Zhang has already investigated beforehand, and Temasek will be more suitable."

Zhang Yiming suddenly thought so carefully and made a decision so quickly that he couldn't help but wonder if this guy was deliberately luring him to balance Shen Peng and Zhu Hu.

Zhang Yiming hurriedly explained: "We have conducted in-depth investigations on both Temasek and SoftBank. Although SoftBank is well-known, its requirements are too high. It has been on a downward trend in recent years, and the island nation's economy is not doing well either."

Although he intended to seduce Lu Liang on purpose, it was mainly because the capital side led by Sequoia's Shen Peng was too strong. Pairing him with Lu Liang was undoubtedly the best choice.

Lu Liang thought for a moment and said with a smile: "It seems that Temasek is indeed more suitable."

Zhang Yiming's last sentence was actually a statement of his stance. Lu Liang supported him now, and he would also support Lu Liang. In the future, they would be half-brothers. Shen Peng looked at the two of them and said in a deep voice, "Since Mr. Zhang has made the decision, we can't say anything more."

Zhu Hu shrugged and said, "Boss Lu, Boss Shen said so, so we at Jinshajiang have no objection either."

It is true that he has a good relationship with Shen Peng, but personal relationships are personal relationships and the amounts must be clearly distinguished. He is now more optimistic about Lu Liang.

In his opinion, Lu Liang and Shen Peng are essentially the same kind of people, and Zhang Yiming's actions are clearly courting disaster.

It is not impossible that one day his relationship with Lu Liang might become like his current relationship with Shen Peng.

Those with aligned interests are allies, while those with divergent interests are enemies. However, the relationship is not absolutely solid and is only temporary.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please take your time chatting. Mr. Li from Temasek seems to be coming over. I'll go over to take a look." Zhang Yiming said goodbye and left.

Shen Peng looked at Lu Liang with complicated eyes. After a long time, he sighed, "Mr. Lu, I don't understand."

He didn't know what Lu Liang was trying to do, but it was obvious that only if their investors stood on his side could their interests be maximized.

Lu Liang smiled and said, "Boss Shen, I am not interested in the power struggle between ByteDance and TikTok, but you are too strong and it is easy for Boss Zhang to be afraid of the consequences."

He didn't expect Zhang Yiming to be of any help. He simply didn't want to see Douyin fall into endless internal friction because of the struggle for the right to speak at the stage when it should have been developing.

There is a saying that goes, he is here to join the family, not to break it up. As long as the family is well, he is well.

Lu Liang is willing to act as a mediator to help investors and founders reach a delicate balance.

Shen Peng was speechless. Although he didn't think Lu Liang had such a noble sentiment of self-sacrifice, he didn't know how to refute it.

Zhu Hu coughed dryly a few times, with a strange look on his face: "Boss Lu, is there a new term on the Internet called something like "tea in the tea flavor"? "

Lu Liang looked unhappy: "Am I tea?"

What he said was the truth. Why are people so narrow-minded? If TikTok is ruined by them, who will acquire Musical.ly next year?

Zhu Hu smiled and said, "A little bit."

Shen Peng said, "More than a little."

The two smiled at each other. Although they had different opinions, it did not affect their relationship.

Over the years, Sequoia and Jinshajiang have invested in at least thirty overlapping companies, and there have been at least eighty disputes arising from official matters, but the two of them are very clear about the distinction between public and private matters.

Shen Peng not only treated Zhu Hu like this, but also Lu Liang like this. He did not let a temporary disagreement cause everyone to get red in the face and lose face.

The three of them talked about Xiaomi.

So many top international venture capitalists have come today, not only for TikTok financing, but also for Xiaomi.

“A valuation of $550 billion? Is it that high?”

Lu Liang couldn't help but wonder, even though Xiaomi was preparing to go public, it had been the best-selling mobile phone brand for three consecutive years.

But no Internet company has grown as fast as he did, jumping from 450 billion to 550 billion US dollars.

It's like a cow riding a plane, so cool.

Zhu Hu laughed and joked: "Mr. Lei is very good at marketing. Not to mention 550 billion, he even called out the slogan of billion US dollars."

Shen Peng said: "One hundred billion US dollars is just talk. In this case, fifty or sixty billion is much easier to accept."

He saw clearly that Lei Jun was just painting a rosy picture for investors. As a mobile phone manufacturer, it was still taking the low-end route.

Being the sales champion only means that the underlying foundation is stable, but it does not mean that Xiaomi can achieve an extremely high price-to-earnings ratio of 85 times.

Such a high P/E ratio is more appropriate for a fast-growing Internet company, but not for a smartphone manufacturer with slow sales growth.

Shen Peng suddenly looked at Lu Liang with a strange expression: "Are you interested too?"

Lu Liang nodded and said bluntly: "I was interested before the New Year, but now I don't have any idea. The valuation is too high."

He was raising funds to short the Japanese yen and had no extra funds to invest in Xiaomi.

Moreover, for a manufacturing company, a P/E ratio of 85 times is indeed exaggerated. The P/E ratio of Ningde Times is only 15 times.

　No more~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)