The leisurely life of rebirth

From Moscow, Zhou You flew away from his parents.

Some people took their parents back to Luzhou to stay for a few days, and some people went directly to the capital with them.

At this time, you don’t dare to be careless when traveling around.

You still need to be prepared. After all, this is a critical moment. In this financing, money is secondary, and resources are the key.

All Internet companies cannot avoid the three giants.

Qiandu, Penguin, Ant, referred to as BAT.

But these giants all rode on the east wind and took off with the help of the Internet.

Well, the same is true for ByteDance. With the rise of mobile terminals, it has become a new generation of giants. This is an opportunity of the times. It depends on who can seize it.

From the content point of view, Qiandu and Penguin are both direct competitors, and the layouts of the two parties are still in conflict.

The only one with relatively little competition is Ant, but that is Douyin now. In the future, Douyin’s ability to carry goods will be quite powerful, and it is also one of the most important ways to convert traffic into resources.

After getting off the plane, I went to fix it first.

Sun Li's matter has been decided. She will go to the Manhattan School of Music in October. There were bumps in the process, but she overcame it in the end.

All I can say is that Miao Xia worked really hard, and traveling around really cost money.

"When I take you there, are you alone?" Zhou You asked concernedly while lying on the bed.

When it was time to go, Sun Li was still a little reluctant to leave, but it was a pity not to go to such a good school. After all, it took so much effort to build it.

"Well, I'm just going to study. If anything happens, I'll live in a house close to the school." Sun Li also understood everything clearly.

There are not many good ways to travel around at the moment, so this is the only way for now.

There is no way to guard against thieves for a thousand days.

After sleeping until he woke up naturally the next day, Zhou You went to Zhang Yiming's company. As for the entertainment company, forget it. Time has been a bit tight recently.

Zhang Yiming was already waiting at the door, and such a big event made him excited.

"This time we have initially selected five companies, including Sequoia, Penguin, Ant, SoftBank and IDG." Zhang Yiming was very excited. These are all big companies.

The funds and energy are not generally large.

Zhou You was also surprised. He didn't expect that it would develop so quickly after he pushed it.

Internet companies are really moving faster, step by step.

"How much share do they have? What is their proportion?" Zhou You went straight to the point.

"It hasn't been completely determined yet, but the valuation has been determined, and it will be valued at US$100 billion." When Zhang Yiming initially communicated with them at that time, he was in disbelief when faced with this. Unexpectedly, everyone basically had no objections.

At that time, Zhang Yiming understood that he had no problem with technology, but in terms of general direction control, he was far behind Zhou You.

"At most 10%, there is still room for the next step."

"My suggestion is to diversify the equity and give some to everyone, which can be regarded as sharing the risk and leaving room for future entry into the international market." Zhou You talked there.

Zhang Yiming was stunned. What? We also need to go abroad and distribute it globally.

Are you so ambitious about traveling around?
Who gave him the confidence?

Zhang Yiming said with some embarrassment: "Let's establish a foothold in the country first. The market competition has been fierce recently. However, so far, we have the largest market share and the highest user usage rate."

"Just last month, the number of downloads exceeded 100 million, and the daily activity reached tens of millions."

Speaking of this, he also looked proud.

However, Zhou You doesn't understand this. He has no idea in his mind about daily living. Anyway, as long as he is higher than his peers, that's fine.

The Internet thing costs too much money in the early stage.

That is to say, now that everyone knows the monetization channels, they dare to invest, otherwise everyone is afraid of wasting money.

"Okay, let's talk together when they come in the afternoon." Since Zhou You is here, he can't be timid, he still has to go up.

Zhang Yiming then began to introduce to Zhou You the background of each investment company and the people who were coming.

"This time the quota is relatively large, and the people who come are basically domestic CEOs. We have communicated many times in the early stage."

Yes, 10 billion U.S. dollars of financing was allocated to 5 institutions, each of which required 2 million U.S. dollars and more than billion yuan in cash.

If the boss doesn't come, he will definitely not be relieved.

Therefore, the pressure is still great, and various institutions also want to take advantage of this east wind to directly become bigger and stronger, suppressing all competitors, and not giving them a chance to develop.

Otherwise, everyone will suffer losses when it comes to a money-burning war.

Competition is competition, and everyone is afraid of meaningless money burning.

All investment companies are really scared.

From the war on Meituan that started burning money, to the war on travel websites and online ride-hailing, it was really scary.

Investment companies can do without touching these things without much technical content. Apart from burning money, there is really no good way to do it. Without technological overpowering, the rest will be empty.

You can only spend money and burn it. Whoever burns it first will be finished.

In the afternoon, the entire company became quiet, and the employees walked softly. Everyone knew that this was a critical moment for the company, and whether it could soar into the sky depended on this time.

Whether our shares can increase in value depends on this time.

After all, everyone is a millionaire or multi-millionaire, and their hard work is not in vain.

However, several old employees are not anxious at all, and their faces are still relaxed.

Some employees didn't understand very well and asked softly: "Brother Chen, aren't you worried? I remember that you also have a small shareholding."

Lao Chen wiped the sparse top of his head and took a sip of wolfberry health water: "You came late, I don't know it's normal. Do you know who is sitting inside?"

"Yes, Mr. Zhang." The employee quickly replied.

Unexpectedly, Lao Chen shook his head: "Lao Zhang can't talk about technology, but the pinnacle of our company is not him, but Mr. Zhou, the original investor of our company, who has been supporting us since then."

I saw the confusion on the faces of the young people.

Old Chen grinned and said, "Do you remember the celebrities at last year's annual meeting?"

The eyes of the young people were bright. Who doesn’t remember this? They originally thought that if they joined the company as code farmers, they would be insulated from entertainment in the future. Who knew that a large number of celebrities came to the annual meeting? They were shocked at that time and had a new understanding of the company’s strength. understanding.

"I remember, of course I remember. I even took a photo with Diba and posted it on WeChat Moments."

When Lao Chen said this, he leaned back: "That was also a benefit given to us by Mr. Zhou. When we first started our business, Zhou You took us to various movie celebration banquets. It was a beautiful life at that time. "

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but swallow. The hands of those female stars were so soft.

"So, don't worry, Mr. Zhou is here, everything is worry-free, just work with peace of mind, and try to buy a house and settle down in the future, so that the next generation can also enjoy the blessings."

After Lao Chen finished speaking, he began to close his eyes and rest.

Shen Beipeng, regional director of Sequoia China.

The man who claims to have bought half of the Internet.

It is one of the companies with the largest investment in domestic Internet companies. He was originally the founder of Ctrip and Homeinn, but later he became an investor and became a red shirt partner.

In the afternoon, the background of each of these people was bigger than the last. Zhang Yiming couldn't help but be excited when he thought that these famous people would invest in his company.

Traveling around is also a bit exciting. This is basically the top of the domestic investment industry.

Major investors arrived one after another in the afternoon.

Ye Shengde also followed this time, but this time he was not the leader, but just accompanying. He did not have the layout for such a large project.

Seeing Zhou You, he couldn't help but step forward to shake hands: "Hello, Mr. Zhou, thank you for the opportunity last time, and thank you for this opportunity this time."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Shen Beipeng's expression change.

The last time DJI's investment failed, I didn't take it seriously at first. There were too many drone projects.

Unexpectedly, the development is getting faster and better now, and I have begun to regret it, so I didn't bring Gao Yuan here this time.

In fact, there are two companies I regret the most when I come to invest this time.

One family is Penguin. Zhang Yiming personally visited the company in the early days and wanted to get investment, but was rejected.

The same is true for a red shirt family. Zhang Yiming also chatted with him for a long time, but in the end they did not get investment. They all thought that his project was unsuccessful and could not compete with those giants.

At this point, everyone has to admit that Zhang Yiming succeeded.

Even now, although everyone feels regretful, they are still very happy and grateful that they still have the opportunity to participate.

They had to pay a higher cost than before to participate in this matter.

Until now, they are only fortunate that they still have the capital and ability to participate in such a project.

Unlike many small investment companies, if you miss it, you will miss it.

“First of all, thank you all for participating in our company’s financing meeting despite your busy schedule. We have also gone through many negotiations and communications in the early stage. Well, this time, we also invite our angel investors, major shareholders, and Zhou You to participate in this event. financing." Zhang Yiming took the lead in introducing Zhouyou.

It even raised Zhou You's status.

Everyone was very considerate and applauded.

Faced with this situation, Zhou You simply said a few words: "Compared to all the big guys, I am just a little transparent. It was just a coincidence that I invested in some companies and enterprises, which is incomparable to your rich resume."

"But there is one thing that I firmly believe in and is also my investment philosophy, that is, investment is an art, especially in seed rounds and angel rounds of startups. There is no data to refer to. The only thing you believe in is people."

When Zhang Yiming heard this, he nodded repeatedly at the meeting. This was speaking from his heart.

Shen Beipeng, as an investor for many years, also has deep feelings about this sentence: "Yes, Mr. Zhou is right. When we make investments, we are too rational and too logical. Whether it is a good thing or not is a good thing, so we can only In the second and third rounds!”

"You can also get some rewards and avoid risks, but it is incomparable to someone like Mr. Zhou. It is also an example that I will learn from in the future."

Shen Beipeng's words were both truthful and flattering, Zhou You, the major shareholder.

"And the last time DJI invested, we had some unhappiness. The main reason was that we didn't think everything through, and the temporary change of people caused us to be unfamiliar with the project."

"But if it's wrong, it's wrong. I hope we will have the opportunity to cooperate again in the future and be able to participate in the DJI project again."

Ye Shengde was very happy to hear this. Why he was able to participate this time was not because he had a good relationship with Zhou You and gained a share from DJI last time.

DJI is a little different from other companies. Its current profitability is very strong, and global sales have begun. According to their internal estimates, the next step of financing may not only require the power of funds, but also more considerations. other factors.

Moreover, the time for future financing is also uncertain and may take several years.

After all, there is no shortage of money. Who wants to give money to others?

The CEO of Penguin’s investment department, Xiao Ma, will not be attending for the time being.

Cao Huadong also said there: "As the head of investment in our enterprise department, I was also blind. Now that I think about Mr. Zhang going to us to get me to invest, I can't help but deeply regret it."

"It's a pity that I was not the head of the investment department at that time, and the person who originally connected with Mr. Zhang was also transferred from this position."

Zhou You couldn't help but curl his lips, this is where the ruthlessness of big companies lies, and this is where the helplessness of the workers lies.

Sometimes you do 99 things, but only one thing is not done well, and it has a big impact, then you have to bear the responsibility.

To be honest, investment companies like Penguin should not reject too many small projects every year. It is normal for something to slip through the net occasionally.

Zhang Yiming is also from a Chinese company and was not very satisfied with Penguin's handling of the situation, but he didn't say anything. After all, he was still an investor today.

The remaining investment companies also echoed there.

Traveling around is very helpless, but it is also a social reality.

Man, there are so many people who praise you after success.

There are so many that you can’t tell the difference between true and false, or reality.

"Okay, let's make this short. All investors' time is valuable, let's start the process." Zhou You was too lazy to listen to these things and directly started to control the rhythm of the meeting.

Upon hearing this, all the investors began to sit upright.

When it comes to the division of interests, it is natural to pay attention to it.

"According to the share of 10 billion US dollars that we have communicated many times in the past, the share is 10%, and each company has a share of 2%. Do you have any objections?" Zhang Yiming knew Zhou You's character and got straight to the point.

Shen Beipeng was the first to say: "I have no objection to the valuation and financing amount. I just want to see if the financing share can be slightly larger so that we can contribute more money."

Cao Huadong also followed closely: "We do the same. We hope to release more shares. It is not easy to invest once."

Everyone else has this attitude.

For a moment, Zhang Yiming was a little puzzled. Why did he feel that investors were more enthusiastic and more sincere.

However, this is definitely a good thing.

He looked up at Zhou You and found that he didn't have much expression. Even if he was smiling, he looked very satisfied.

He said directly: "To be honest, I initiated this financing. Originally, Mr. Zhou still wanted to wait. In his words, he doesn't have to worry about selling good things, he doesn't lack money, and he doesn't lack resources."

"However, I am responsible for the company and for Mr. Zhou. He has invested so much. It can be said that without Mr. Zhou along the way, we would not be where we are today. I also want Mr. Zhou to see the fruits of victory."

"Therefore, we can only release so many shares at the moment. We are responsible for both you and the company. I hope you will forgive me."

Zhang Yiming finished speaking very sincerely. To be honest, he really didn't dare to think that there would be no successful business in the future.

Privately, he also asked Zhou You if he wanted to transfer part of his shares to recover costs.

Unexpectedly, Zhou You waved his hand: "No need, if you want to make a fortune, be broad. This small amount of money doesn't matter. I also want you to become a new giant, and I will also benefit from it."

This is also the first time I express my feelings.

Zhang Yiming was excited at the time: "Don't worry, I have the same purpose. Now that I've done it, I'll do it for the big bucks."

Times create heroes, and this is also your opportunity. If you miss it, nothing like this will happen in your life.

The investors here are all good people, and they rarely make mistakes. However, even after doing somersaults on Zhang Yiming and chatting several times, they didn't see any tricks or skills.

But people just got up.

There are also people around you who can't see clearly. The more you understand, the more mysterious you feel, and the more you admire your eyesight. (End of chapter)