Winning the new financial era

Chapter 407

"Mr. Zhang, hello, nice to meet you!"

In Zhonghe Group's office, Xiong Xiaoge walked in with a handsome guy in his 20s.

The guy was very excited. Seeing Zhang Yida instantly transform into a little fanboy, Zhang Yida was so enthusiastic that he almost thought he was the guest.

When he saw Lu Qi standing behind Zhang Yida, he smiled and called "Dr. Lu".

Lu Qi nodded with a smile, which was regarded as a salute.

"Hello Mr. Guo, I have admired your name for a long time!"

Zhang Yida was also very interested in this guy with "Korean wave" long hair, he didn't look like a technical guy at all.

Looking at Xiong Xiaoge again, he smiled and said, "Boss Xiong, I'm sorry to trouble you for a second."

"It doesn't matter," Xiong Xiaoge waved his hand. IDG has invested in Pate Holdings Group, and has some friendship with Zhang Yida.

Helping to make an appointment with the CEO of the invested company is just a matter of little effort.

But he didn't ask in detail on the phone, and Zhang Yida didn't elaborate.

When we got there, we met Lu Qi, guessing that it might be related to Zhonghe Group.

He was not in a hurry to ask Zhang Yida what medicine was sold in the gourd, the answer to the mystery would be revealed soon.

Several people exchanged pleasantries and sat down respectively.

"I heard that Mr. Guo is looking for a C round of financing recently?"

Guo Lie waved his hand at Zhang Yida, "Mr. Zhang, don't be fooled, just call me A Lie or Xiao Lie."

"Okay, then you can call me Yida too. There is not much difference in age between us, so we can be called casually."

Zhang Yida has no airs, which makes Guo Lie very fond of him.

He smiled, "Yes, we are looking for investors in the C round. Faceu Jimeng plans to develop into AR short video and social networking in the next step."

Zhang Yida nodded slightly. As a tool software, Jimeng Camera has gained a lot from users.

However, tool products all have the same pain point, and it is difficult to realize them.

Users spend a few minutes every day taking a photo and it’s over. If the user’s usage time is too short, the advertising effect will be greatly reduced.

"I heard that Allie worked for Penguin for more than two years?"

Guo Lie nodded, "I joined Penguin after graduating from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 11. After working for two years, I still want to come out and try my best."

Zhang Yida smiled and said: "Then at the end of 13, the popular product "Face Cute" was made, which rushed to the top of the APP list.

We started our business around the same time, and Ruixiang also set sail at that time. "

Lu Qi and Xiong Xiaoge did not interfere with the conversation of the two young people, but drank tea and listened quietly.

Guo Lie suddenly fell silent, which made everyone feel a little baffled.

He also noticed that his reaction was a bit inappropriate, so he smiled wryly, "The cuteness of the face rises quickly, and it also falls quickly."

It turned out that he accidentally touched on Guo Lie's sad matter, Zhang Yida thought he had said something wrong.

But this Guo Lie is really "very pure" as the rumors say, not at all like a veteran entrepreneur.

Guo Lie said with a face of shame: "At that time, I was too drifting, traveling everywhere to participate in activities, the product was poorly made, and the team was very disorganized.

Now that I think about it, when my face is the most popular, it should be the time when I personally fail the most.

My self-confidence and vanity are constantly expanding, accompanied by various doubts from the outside world. At that time, I was very afraid that it would fall from the rankings.

Then, he literally fell off the charts. "

When he said the last sentence, Guo Lie was very relaxed and looked relieved.

Zhang Yida knew that facing such a big setback, it would not be easy for a first-time entrepreneur and a 24-year-old young man to get out.

From the clouds in the sky, suddenly fell into the dust.From capital darling to outcast.

If they didn't survive this level, many people just sank down.

If you survive it, maybe you will break out of the cocoon and become a butterfly!
Guo Lie smiled and said: "After summarizing the mistakes we made on Faceu, we launched our second product in January 16, Faceu Jimeng.

The highlight is that the two steps of "shooting" and "editing" are combined through face recognition technology, allowing users to beautify or add dynamic stickers in real time during the shooting process, and what you see is what you get.

From the current point of view, Bilianmeng has made a lot of progress.

In more than a year, the cumulative number of downloaded users has exceeded 1.5 million, 75% of whom are female users, and the post-00s accounted for more than 70% of users who log in through QQ accounts;

The product MAU (monthly activity) exceeded 4000 million; every day, more than 5000 million videos and pictures were produced and saved locally by users on Faceu.

According to the report of Jiguang Big Data, the market penetration rate of Jimeng only ranks third in the market after Meitu Xiuxiu and Beauty Camera. "

The data was introduced in great detail, Zhang Yida secretly nodded.

The app Jimeng is indeed very popular among women and post-00s. The various stickers on it, as well as the beautifying and slimming functions, satisfy their pursuit of beauty, and are fun and fun.

For Zhonghe Group, Jimeng has a very considerable traffic. After the acquisition, it can form a product matrix of "Doushi, Sweet Potato Video, and Jimeng" for different customer groups.

In addition, Jimeng has certain advantages in the field of social sharing, which can help Zhonghe Group complete the construction of a closed loop from content to social ecology.

If Xiaomeng wants to cut into the social market of junior high schools, Jimeng can also provide precise diversion.

"If I remember correctly, Jimeng has completed three rounds of financing, right?"

As soon as Zhang Yida's words came out, Guo Lie and Xiong Xiaoge's spirits were lifted!
Finally got to the point, the various business introductions just now are just for this moment.

"Yes, Jimeng received US$2014 million in angel round financing from IDG Capital in early 100, and in July of the same year received 7 million yuan in Series A financing from Lightspeed China and IDG Capital;
In March last year, it received another US$3 million Series B financing from Lightspeed China and Meitu.

Today, we want to find a round of C round of financing of more than 2 million US dollars at a pre-money valuation of 5000 million US dollars. "

After speaking, Guo Lie looked at Zhang Yida, waiting for the latter's reply.

Xiong Xiaoge also put down his teacup to see how Zhang Yida would answer.

Lu Qi smiled inscrutablely. He knew that Zhang Yida did not just want to invest.

Zhang Yida didn't give a positive answer, but talked about sarabu.

"Serabu has 1.58 million daily active users worldwide, and 25 billion Snaps are sent through Sarabu every day (Sarabu calls each short video or image a Snap).

The functions of Sarabu include: a camera with filters and various creative tools, a chat service Snapchat, a story platform (that is, a community service My story), a collection service Memories, and an advertising platform.

Oh, and there's also Spectacles, a pair of sunglasses that can take pictures and short videos. "

Speaking of this, Zhang Yida smiled, "I heard that the sales of this sunglasses are not very good. It went on sale last fall, and until now, only tens of thousands of sets have been sold."

The first-generation Spectacles cost $129.95, about the price of a cheap Android smartphone.

Zhang Yida also entrusted a friend to help him buy a pair for testing and learning.

The color is full of bells and whistles, it looks very fashionable, and it is very suitable for concave shapes.

There is a small circle in the upper left corner and upper right corner of the glasses lens, one is the LED light ring, and the other is the camera.

Although some electronic components are integrated into it, the sunglasses are not heavy at all, and it feels similar to wearing ordinary sunglasses.

Open the page of the Snapchat villain with Spectacles glasses on the mobile phone, and then press the button on the upper left of the glasses, and the pairing of Spectacles and the mobile APP is completed.

This button is also used for recording and taking photos. In fact, this button controls all operations of the entire glasses.

Press it once to take a 10-second short video, press it again for 20 seconds, and press it three times for a 30-second short video.

During the shooting process, a small LED light inside the glasses will light up to remind the user that a video is being recorded.

And the LED light ring is used to remind the subject that you are shooting her.It is not very suitable for sneak shots, which may be because the company is afraid that some users will use it to "take random shots".

Data transmission is via Bluetooth and WIFi, the transmission is a bit slow and takes 1-2 minutes.

When it comes to capturing moments, Spectacles are the best of many current cameras.

It can do it, and it can immediately take pictures of what the eyes see, saving the time it takes to raise the camera or open the camera app.

The quality of video recording is average, and it can barely be watched. Apple and mid-to-high-end Android phones have blown it up.

In addition to the sunglasses themselves, Spectacles also comes with a rechargeable glasses case, which can shoot up to 400 videos on a single charge.

Anyway, after Zhang Yida tried it for a few days, he lost interest and was just a toy.

If you can make a major breakthrough in the camera experience and data transmission speed, you should still have something to do.

Otherwise, it is not as convenient as a mobile phone, and buying it is purely a novelty.

According to feedback from foreign countries, less than 50% of users are still using it one month after buying it, and everyone else puts it in the drawer.

Zhang Yida also heard that Shalabu had prepared accessories worth 4000 million US dollars. He thought this product would be a hit, but in the end it all fell into his hands.

Zhang Yida was still very concerned about the shalabh secretly.

Except for Facebook, most of the markets that Musical.ly has eroded are from Sarabu.

Users all use Musical.ly to shoot short videos and play, and no one uses their salad cloth.

However, so far, Shalabu has not made a bigger counterattack, and Zhang Yida decided to continue to fight.

As soon as Zhang Yida mentioned the salad cloth, he was familiar with the various functions of the salad cloth.

Guo Lie suddenly got excited, Mr. Zhang is very knowledgeable, and knows what big business Jimeng is working on.

"Yes, we are highly benchmarked with sarab and aspire to become China's sarab.

We have all the camera, community and other functions that Sharab has.

Sharab has just been listed on the New York Stock Exchange, with a market value of nearly 300 billion US dollars.

They have less than 1.6 million daily active users.If the Chinese market is done well, it can definitely meet or even exceed this figure. "

Guo Lie was dancing and talking, and he was very excited.

He knew that Zhang Yida was testing himself, and he had raised three rounds of funding, so he knew that investors liked to ask these questions the most.

The deeper Zhang Yida asked, the more relevant things became.

"As for the camera sunglasses, I think it's only the first generation of products, so it's normal to have some defects.

There are no products that are perfect as soon as they come out, and they all need continuous polishing.

In addition, the step of laying out the hardware in the shabu is well done, and I think it can be learned and copied.

As we all know, tool software is difficult to make a profit.Including half of Meitu's profits come from Meitu mobile phones, and the hardware is still very good. "

Looking at Guo Lie who was eloquent, Zhang Yida felt that things were a little tricky!

It can be seen that this brother loves his current career very much.

But to buy a company, you have to convince the other party first: brother, your company is not a leader, so just accept it when you see it!

If the other party feels that it is not worthwhile to sell now, then the acquisition cannot be negotiated.

Those who love until the company goes bankrupt and become the person subject to enforcement have to persevere. They are talking about the Daiwei kind, after all, they are a minority.

Moreover, Daivina is not all about love, but more about being too confident in his own abilities.

Others seldom kill the company, either because the price is really not enough, or because the vision is too bad.

Zhang Yida looked at this fanatical brother who wanted to do something big.

I thought in my heart, how to "wake him up"?

"Ariel, do you have a girlfriend?"

Zhang Yida's question was a bit sudden, and Guo Lie was also taken aback.

Could it be that the beautiful blueprint I drew conquered the boss in front of me, and he wanted to use the "beauty trick" to get more shares?
Thinking of seeing all kinds of white thighs in the live broadcast of Zhonghe Group's annual meeting last year, he smiled and shook his head.

"Oh,"

Zhang Yida squeezed his chin, and said with a chuckle, "I heard that Spiegel has a crush on Victoria's Secret supermodel Miranda Kerr.

I think you are not inferior to him at all, Xi Mengyao and He Sui, should you think about it? "

(End of this chapter)