"Boss, are the wings stiff?"
Lin Shijing said with a smile and a joke.In the face of these investment companies that showed strong interest, to her surprise, Su Ze first excluded Tencent."
Although Tencent's legs are very thick, we can't hold on to them all the time."
Su Ze's eyes flashed, revealing a deep groan, "You have to understand that if you take Douyin as a product alone, it is very easy to imitate a similar APP product." ”He knows that after Douyin becomes popular in the future, Tencent will still use its old tricks to launch Microvision, and use QQ as a means of drainage.Although its popularity cannot be compared to Douyin, there are not a few active users.Now, whether they invest in Douyin or not, most of them will still do it again.While it is unlikely that the two companies will move towards a full-scale confrontation, such local rivalry is inevitable.Su Ze knows this very well, in order not to appear too passive in the future local competition, being constrained by that penguin everywhere, it is definitely a wise decision not to introduce the other party's funds."
Shijing, you can go to Sina Weibo to find out, I don't know if they are interested."
Su Ze unexpectedly ordered a new directive."
Do you have to find the other party?"
Lin Shijing was a little puzzled."
Yes, they're the right people to work with right now."
Su Ze smiled indifferently, "With Sequoia Capital, there is no need to worry about funds, and now it is how to better attract and promote." ”"Sina Weibo also has a huge advantage that Tencent does not have."
After a pause, he added."
What is it?""
First of all, Tencent lost the battle of Weibo very completely, so Sina should have more experience on social media like this."
Lin Shijing frowned slightly and thought for a while, and said: "That's right, once upon a time, Tencent Weibo was once able to compete with Sina Weibo, but it has been so cold in just a few years." ”"It's only been a few years, and I even have a feeling that Tencent Weibo has never appeared."
Su Ze sighed, "So for our 'Douyin', that penguin is not a suitable financing target." ”Lin Shijing asked again: "What does Mr.
Su mean to let me take the initiative to throw an olive branch to Sina Weibo?"
”"We can indeed hint at that."
Su Ze nodded, "First of all, behind Sina Weibo, Ali is the second shareholder.Their network resources have allowed many public figures and news media to open verified accounts on Weibo. ”"So you fell in love with Ali behind Sina Weibo?""
That's a little bit of a point.I think after Douyin is officially launched, Sina and even Ali behind it need to use their connections to attract traffic to this product.At the moment, they have various cooperation with those verified big V accounts, and it is a good way to attract some of them to Douyin, and by the way, it has also promoted a wave. ”"That's true, but aren't you afraid that Sina Weibo will have resistance?
If Douyin is really popular, it is very likely to divert active users of Weibo. ”"It's a possibility."
Su Ze smiled indifferently, "But this is a trend, and Sina Weibo can't stop it."
After the opening of the 4G era, this short video model will inevitably become popular and popular. ”"That's right, people's needs are changing after all."
Lin Shijing nodded approvingly."
It's a trade-off!"
Su Ze's fingers tapped lightly on the table, "I have already put out the idea of the short video, you should be aware of one thing." ”About two years ahead of the original plane.He added in his mind.Lin Shijing was a little surprised, of course she understood the Internet industry very well, it was nothing more than you copying me, I copying you, everyone copying back and forth.When Su Ze released this idea and was highly praised by many netizens, this model will inevitably follow countless trends.The sense of smell of capital is sensitive, especially in China, where the Internet industry is developing so rapidly, as long as those bigwigs see business opportunities, they will immediately move on to the wind.In many cases, these top Internet companies lack creative ideas, such as money, technicians, and promotion channels."
Boss Su, do you mean that I passed this information on to the person in charge of Sina?""
Yes, subtly to the other party."
Su Ze nodded, "Even though Sina Company has taken a back seat in the industry, their helmsman is still the elite in the industry, and it is impossible not to realize this." ”"Indeed, they should be able to see that even if Sina Weibo does not invest in this kind of short video APP, even blocking it will be useless!""
This is the trend, the so-called blockage is better than sparse.After the helmsman of Sina Weibo realized this, he should realize that he needed to invest in the layout early.Even if you know that the appearance of Douyin will cause drainage to Weibo. ”"Yes, since Weibo will inevitably be attracted by these short videos and other apps, it is better to be attracted by the products invested by themselves.""
That's right."…… Half a month after Douyin was launched, Su Ze has burned more than 100 million yuan to this APP, and the quotation of Sequoia Capital has also been sent to him."
The offer is a little lower."
He said to Yu Shaojie, the person in charge of the product, "$300 million is below my expectations." ”"The most sincere offer is still JD.com, whose valuation is $350 million."
Yu Shaojie said, "After all, under the banner of Lakeside Information, there is also the first homestay website that has been formed-Tujia.com, plus the popular short video Douyin, that Liu is always bound to win." ”"If this company is going to go public, overseas venture capital companies are the best financing targets."
Su Ze said decisively.First Brother Xiaoma, and then Liu Qidong, these partners all want to gain favor through acquaintance, but he doesn't think it's a suitable choice."
JD.com doesn't have to think about it, I will only choose foreign venture capital institutions in the next few waves of financing, which will help overseas listing."
The reason why Su Ze spun off Lakeside Information and Lakeside Game Studio is because the latter makes money.Why should you share a money-making product with others?"
Onmyoji" and "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" are cash cows, and the profitability of "Happy Match" is not low, he alone holds 75% of the shares, which is an absolute controlling stake, and the income here can become his own retreat.Di~ A WeChat message was sent to his mobile phone, Su Ze opened it and saw that there were a few words written on it: The person in charge of Sina Weibo is interested in talking to you about financing.The sender is Lin Shijing."
You can set the time!"
Su Ze hurriedly replied, and then said to Yu Shaojie, "Jingdong and Sequoia should arrange a time to meet." ”…… ()