I am a rich second generation!

Chapter 53 $13 billion can be eaten!
Hearing what Gu Cheng said was really about the short video industry, Zhao Tai's eyes also changed, staring fixedly at Gu Cheng's eyes, trying to see something from it.

Gu Cheng also looked at each other calmly, without restraint.

In terms of ability, the newly reborn Gu Cheng is definitely not as good as Zhao Tai.

But when it comes to the vision for the next 6 years, 100 Zhao Tai can't compare with himself.

They rely on predictions about the future of a certain industry, but what about Gu Cheng?He has witnessed the rise of the short video industry in the next 6 years.

According to memory, ByteDance launched a D round of financing in December 2016, with a valuation of 12 billion US dollars. In exchange for 110% of the equity, it received 9 billion US dollars of financing.

High?

Very high!

You must know that ByteDance was founded in 2012, and it has only been four years since this year. In four years, it has become an Internet giant with a market value of more than 4 billion US dollars, which has surpassed the original Ahri and Penguin.

But this is not the upper limit. In 2022, ByteDance's valuation was once as high as 4000 billion U.S. dollars, making it a well-deserved Internet giant.

If you can get a foot in today in 2016, even if you only get 1% of the equity, then the future will be 4 billion US dollars. Although it is backed by the system, of course the more money, the more Well, who would think too much money?

Not to mention that the money was picked up for nothing.

Because the short video industry is still in a period of competition, and there are also similar types of platform competition such as Kuaishou and Duanzi. However, there is only one way for Internet companies to compete in the early stage, burning money!

However, because the profit direction is not clear, all major capitals are waiting and watching, and there are really not many capitals who dare to take the lead in entering the market.

Therefore, this capital window period is the only chance for Gu Cheng to enter the market.

After 2018, when short videos exploded in China, and major capitals waved their banknotes begging ByteDance to take them to play, it would be foolish for Gu Cheng to invest.
But it's not sure, maybe when the system is upgraded at that time, he becomes the heir of a certain chaebol?

As for why Gu Cheng deliberately led Zhao Tai to the topic of short videos, that was his little thought
Because Yunfeng Fund participated in ByteDance’s $2018 billion Pre-IPO round of financing in 40, Gu Cheng did not believe that this huge investment in Yunfeng Foundation was a temporary idea, and there was only one possibility.
That is, Yunfeng Fund, like all major capitals, is watching from the sidelines.

Gu Cheng is not willing to wait until 18 to enter the market like them. Since Yunfeng Fund is not willing to invest, then come by yourself!

And what Gu Cheng wants most is the investment channel of Yunfeng Fund!
As for the money, it's not particularly important. Although I can't raise so much money in the short term, Old Gu has it!

16 and 17 were the peak period of the real estate industry, but since 18, it has gradually declined. The national real estate industry has shrunk greatly. The richest man Wang sold off his heavy assets and left the market. In prison, everything is proving the malaise of the real estate industry.

Instead of allowing Lao Gu's assets to shrink greatly in the future, it is better to let money generate money and directly stud the bytes.

According to Gu Cheng's guess, as long as he upgrades the system to level 2, Lao Gu's assets should exceed 9 billion. If ByteDance is willing, Gu Cheng would rather let Lao Gu sell his assets at a low price and eat up all 300% of the D-round financing , it will be worth more than [-] billion US dollars in the future.
But how to persuade Lao Gu depends on Gu Cheng's own ability.

Just when Gu Cheng was flashing his thoughts, Zhao Tai said slowly, "Do you want to invest in Byte or Kuaishou?"

Hearing this, Gu Cheng smiled mysteriously.

"It's not that I want to vote, but my old man wants to vote."

He is still a student now, so it would be too exaggerated to say these words, in order to ensure credibility, Gu Cheng carried old Gu out.

"The real estate industry is booming now, and Minghe Real Estate is developing rapidly. Mr. Gu actually plans to shift from industry to Internet industry?"

"It's in full swing now, but the future is uncertain."

Before Zhao Tai could speak, Gu Cheng continued: "I heard that ByteDance is preparing for the D round of financing. Yunfeng Fund, as a big bull in the investment world, probably doesn't know about it?"

Zhao Tai nodded and said: "Indeed, our fund received a financing invitation from ByteDance in July this year, but just the day before I returned to Jinling, the internal meeting rejected this investment."

Gu Cheng was not surprised when he heard the words, if Yunfeng Fund agreed, it would be hell.

"ByteDance not only invited our Yunfeng Fund, but almost all well-known investment institutions at home and abroad received the invitation, and most of them rejected it. Do you know why?

The valuation reported by ByteDance itself is 130 billion US dollars, but the growth of users in the first and second quarters of 2016 was extremely slow, and not just Byte, Kuaishou and Duanzi are like this in the entire industry, and now the entire industry The profit direction of the short video industry is extremely ambiguous, and there is no market for it, but it cannot be realized. This is a taboo for Internet companies.

The period when Penguin really took off was when it found its own profit model.

So now ByteDance is at a very embarrassing point. Rich capital is too expensive and uneconomical, while some optimistic capital cannot afford the price.

After listening to this, do you still want to cast bytes? "

When Zhao Tai spoke, Gu Cheng smiled slightly: "So, are you optimistic about the short video industry, or are you not optimistic about it?"

"Of course it is optimistic. Since the beginning of the 4G era, short video is destined to become the mainstream, but you can't ignore the reality because you are optimistic. Any investment is to make money. The bigger the capital, the more cautious it is."

Gu Cheng shrugged and continued: "That's it, it's nothing more than the word "gambling"."

"It seems that you are really very bullish on Byte."

"Of course, did ByteDance tell you how much equity to give up in the invitation? Of course, I just asked. If it's inconvenient, don't say it."

Zhao Tai shook his head and smiled: "It's nothing inconvenient to say, you can find anyone in the investment circle to find out, and give up 10%."

Gu Cheng's eyes flashed, slightly different from the 9% in his memory.

"I don't know if there is a chance in the future, can Brother Zhao introduce me in the name of your Yunfeng Fund?"

As long as the reasoning is clear to Lao Gu, the money has to be thrown into the pot!

"Are you really going to vote?"

Zhao Tai originally thought that Gu Cheng was just optimistic, but he didn't expect him to be serious.

"Why not?"

"Did Mr. Gu tell you how much equity he plans to ask for?"

Zhao Tai's tone also gradually became more formal.

"The valuation of 10% of the equity is 13 billion US dollars. If ByteDance is willing to give up, we can eat this 10%!"

Zhao Tai: "???"

Even if Minghe Real Estate is packaged and sold, it may not be able to sell 13 billion US dollars. Zhao Tai couldn't understand why Gu Cheng dared to say such a thing.

Looking at Zhao Tai's questioning eyes, Gu Cheng smiled confidently and said, "Brother Zhao, do you believe it only takes a few months for us to raise 100 billion RMB?"

With a plug-in, it is so confident.

As long as you talk to Lao Gu and upgrade the system to level 2, the funding problem will be solved. In the real estate industry these days, there are many people who are willing to take over.

Taking a step back, even if you can't do Lao Gu's work, bragging is not illegal, right?

And Janelle, who had been listening quietly by the side, couldn't help swallowing when she saw Gu Cheng's confident smile and the numbers he blurted out easily.

"He really said 100 billion, not 100?"

　The plot didn't jump, it was just embedding the thread to guide the staged plot. It hasn't reached the point where the money is not worth the money.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)