Looking back on 2009

Chapter 273 Good things come in pairs
After chatting with Lei Jun, after making a lot of money in the company, just as he was about to go back to school, Chen Zhihe's phone rang again.

When Chen Zhihe saw it, his face beamed with joy, it was Liu Chengan who called.

Although the company merged, Chen Zhizheng had already paid the 300 million that he had negotiated according to the schedule, and the last payment was paid at the end of last month.

After the merger, the new byte company has improved a lot in all aspects. Liu Chengan and his team are strong in technology, and Zhang Yiming is strong in product development.

After a period of running-in, the progress of new products is fast.

At the end of last month, they took out the first-generation product of the new product. After Chen Zhihe looked at it, he found that there was already a prototype of Toutiao.com in his previous life, so he happily paid the final payment.

Could this call be to tell him that a new product is about to be launched?

After answering the phone, as Chen Zhihe expected, it was true, but it was more than that.

"Zhihe, there is one more thing. Can you come to Yanjing soon?" After talking about the launch of the new product, Liu Chengan continued.

Chen Zhihe smiled and asked, "What's the matter?"

Liu Cheng'an said: "Recently, a venture capitalist has contacted us, and you may be required to come."

Chen Zhihe was overjoyed again, there are a lot of good things happening today.

"Really? Who is the other party and how is the conversation going?"

Liu Chengan said: "We are currently in contact. The other party is Haina Venture Capital Fund, an American investment institution."

Chen Zhihe frowned, why is it an American investment institution again.

These wolves from Wall Street have too keen a sense of smell.

What Chen Zhihe didn't know was that in this period of his previous life, it was this organization that voted for Bytes in the A round.

"Okay, I'll go to Yanjing as soon as possible, and keep in touch with me if you have any situation."

Unlike Baike, Byte is obviously much more important in Chen Zhizhen's heart. If foreign capital takes advantage of this, then he will be reborn in vain.

Therefore, he must go to Yanjing.

After greeting Lei Jun, Chen Zhihe returned to school soon.

Instead of going to the library, Chen Zhihe packed up his things in the dormitory, booked a flight ticket online, and drove straight to the airport.

Just after arriving at the airport, Xu Xiaoran's phone call came.

Xu Xiaoran asked: "Aren't you coming back today?"

Chen Zhihe said, "I won't be returning, there is something urgent."

Xu Xiaoran asked: "It's okay, do you need help?"

Chen Zhihe smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's about the company."

Xu Xiaoran heard that it was his business matter, so he didn't continue to ask, and said: "That night, I will help you bring your things back to the dormitory, when will you be back?"

Chen Zhihe said, "I don't know yet, let's see."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Zhihe quickly went through the check-in procedures.

Before the plane took off, when it was about to shut down, Chen Zhihe thought about it and sent a message to Lu Caiwei: I have something to go to Yanjing.

After a while, Lu Caiwei sent him a message back, one word: good.

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After getting off the plane, Chen Zhihe called Liu Cheng'an, and took a taxi to Zhongguan Village.

It was already dark when he arrived.

Knowing that Chen Zhihe was coming, both Zhang Yiming and Liu Cheng'an left in no hurry and waited for him at the company.

When they met, the three of them went directly to the conference room without exchanging pleasantries.

After sitting down, Chen Zhihe went straight to the topic: "When will Toutiao.com go live?"

Zhang Yi said: "Our plan is next Monday."

Chen Zhihe nodded and said, "Then follow the plan, what's the situation with Haina Venture Capital?"

Zhang Yiming said: "A month ago, the other party contacted us, but at that time we were busy with the final debugging of Toutiao.com.

"In the past two days, the other party suddenly came to the door again, saying that he wanted to invest."

Chen Zhihe asked, "Is it because Toutiao.com is going online?"

Zhang Yiyi nodded and said, "This possibility is not ruled out, but I think it is more likely that the other party is trying to get him."

Chen Zhihe asked, "Why do you think so?"

Zhang Yiming said: "As soon as the product is launched, our expenses will be high. The other party found out about our progress at that time, but they didn't follow up. Now they come here suddenly. It is obvious that they have a good understanding of the Internet Han industry."

Chen Zhihe nodded, Zhang Yiming was an old man in the industry, and what he said was not unreasonable.

"What did the other party say last time?"

Liu Cheng'an interjected: "Last time, they came here to go around and check the progress."

Chen Zhihe pondered for a while, and said, "What about this time?"

Zhang Yiming said: "10% of the shares, 100 million US dollars."

Chen Zhihe laughed out loud after hearing this, and it turned out to be a group of bloodthirsty wolves: "They really dare to say that."

Zhang Yi said in a muffled voice: "However, our current funds are really not enough."

Chen Zhihe shook his head and said, "There's not enough funds, why didn't you find me?"

Zhang Yiming and Liu Chengan looked at each other without speaking.

looking for you?

Why can't I find you?

Chen Zhihe's current shareholding is 20%, second only to Zhang Yi. If he finds Chen Zhihe again, the major shareholder may change hands.

Not only did Zhang Yiming not want to see this point, but Liu Chengan was also unwilling.

During this period of getting along with Zhang Yiming, Liu Chengan admired him, and Liu Chengan felt that it was obviously more appropriate for Zhang Yiming to be the major shareholder.

This has nothing to do with affection, the current shareholding ratio is the most appropriate, and the three parties just check and balance.

It will neither let Zhang Yiyi take the lead, but also ensure that the company's power will not be too dispersed, resulting in a deadlock. As long as there are two parties united, they can completely suppress either party.

As an investor in the angel round, if Chen Zhihe really wanted to become the major shareholder, then Liu Chengan and Zhang Yiming would still be playing a fart.

Seeing that the two were silent, Chen Zhihe immediately understood their thoughts.

But he didn't say anything. It's only natural for them to think so, and he didn't even think about being the largest shareholder.

"You can get the money, but the price is too low. Since you are short of money, let's cut through the mess quickly and settle this matter as soon as possible." Chen Zhihe changed the subject without breaking their minds.

Both Zhang Yiming and Liu Chengan breathed a sigh of relief. Compared to Chen Zhihe, they were more willing to take money from investment institutions.

"In this way, make an appointment with the other party to meet, the sooner the better, and settle this matter while I am in Yanjing."

Zhang Yiyi nodded and said, "Okay, I'll contact them right away and try to arrange it in one or two days."

After leaving the conference room, the two took Chen Zhihe to look at the latest version of Toutiao.com and asked him to make comments.

Chen Zhihe was a layman, and he didn't play tricks in front of the two of them. He just said a few words on the UI and didn't say anything more.

They hadn't had dinner yet, so the three of them left for a meal together.

While eating and chatting, the three finally reached an agreement on the price: 10% is no problem, but the bottom line is 300 million US dollars.

Chen Zhihe didn't dare to say more, for fear of scaring the two of them. At this moment, no one except him can know what's going on behind Byte Company.

You must know that now is the outlet of the Internet, and companies like Byte are not the only ones, not to mention that they don't even have mature products at present, and there is no bargaining chip that they can take at the moment.

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　Second more~

　　
　
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