My Age of Investment

During the period when Xia Jingxing went abroad to inspect work, Zhang Ming was not idle either. He had frequent and in-depth communications with investors and entrepreneurial partners. In the end, all parties reached a unified opinion and decided to hold the eldest child ——Jiujiufang was handed over to the domestic holding group, an Internet giant, for continued care.

Zhang Ming did not find it too difficult to make this big decision. After all, the upper limit of Jiujiufang's achievements was set there, which would make it a listed company with a small market capitalization.

The senior management of the domestic holding group headed by Zhang Yong appeared to be very generous in their offer, giving Jiujiufang, a small company that was founded only two years ago, an acquisition offer of US$120 million.

At the same time, in order to implement the boss's will, Zhang Ming and his small entrepreneurial team were tightly tied to the chariot of Shanghai Holdings, which generously agreed to acquire Jiujiu Fang in the form of "issuance of new shares" in full.

In other words, as long as the transaction is approved, Haihai Holdings can issue approximately 0.36% more shares to the entrepreneurial team headed by Zhang Ming and the only investor of Jiujiufang based on the valuation of more than 30 billion US dollars after the D round of financing. SIG Haina Asia.

This share does not seem to be much, but considering that the development of domestic holdings has been very mature, and the status of the giant has also been recognized by the industry, if Jiujiufang takes a ride on the other party's listing, the shares in hand may still be It will increase in value several times in the future.

In order to attract Zhang Ming, the conditions offered by Overseas Holdings were quite generous.

Zhang Ming is not an illiterate person, and the beautiful blueprints Xia Jingxing described to him about big data applications, internal entrepreneurship, etc. tickled his fancy, so after a few rounds of simple negotiations with Zhang Yong and others, he I happily signed the contract and quickly joined the new company with my team.

Xia Jingxing did not attend the acquisition signing ceremony of Jiujiu Fang because he was abroad.

After neatly handling BOE's financing matters, he took the time to meet with Zhang Ming.

Zhang Ming still looked the same as before, wearing a hoodie and glasses, dressed like a dull programmer, and seemed a little reserved when talking to Xia Jingxing.

But when he talked about the future plans for the "Today's Toutiao" project, he immediately became active, and the restraint on his body completely disappeared, as if he had become a different person.

“Mr.

Looking at the honest-looking Zhang Ming, Xia Jingxing's eyes narrowed. He strongly suspected that this guy was pretending to be stupid. Don't you know how to do the job? Still need me to teach you?

But having said that, after all, Zhang Ming has just joined a new company and is responsible for a major project that will determine his future. It is understandable that he should be cautious.

He wanted to tease this kid, so Xia Jingxing deliberately pretended to be dumb and said: "Hey, that's right, Haihai Holdings has not yet established its own portal website, nor has it established a news gathering and editing team. The early content is indeed a bit troublesome...

How about cooperating with Hainei.com, Weibo, and Hainei Pictures to post some celebrity entertainment gossip? "

Zhang Ming couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "If there is only entertainment and gossip news on the platform, then the path will be wrong from the beginning. It will be detrimental to our development of a comprehensive news platform and attracting users of all ages."

"That's true! Toutiao targets all user groups, and entertainment gossip is probably only of interest to young people who like to follow celebrities."

Xia Jingxing suddenly stopped talking, holding his chin as if thinking.

Zhang Ming was a little impatient. After hesitating for a moment, he simply took the initiative and said clearly: "Mr. Xia, do you think this will work? In the early stage, let's borrow news from the four major portals and other traditional media."

"Borrowing?" Xia Jingxing glanced at him and continued to pretend to be confused.

Zhang Ming laughed twice and suddenly showed a mischievous expression, "Uh... That's it. The main reason why the Internet industry has developed rapidly lies in the word "sharing".

We will first borrow the news content resources of our friends in the early stage. When Toutiao develops in the future, has a greater voice, and begins to monetize advertising, we can return them a big contract at that time, and we will achieve mutual success. win-win! "

Xia Jingxing looked at Zhang Ming carefully and nodded secretly. He was worthy of being a new giant who could carve out a bloody path in China's wildly growing Internet arena. On the surface, he looked quite honest and responsible, but in his heart, he was just like a pony or an old horse. He is a type of person who will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals.

Still borrowing news resources? I'm afraid Liu Bei borrowed money from Jingzhou and never returned it!

In fact, it is quite normal. After all, there is no place for gentlemen in the Internet industry.

Considering that the Overseas Holding Group is not the kind of early-stage startup company that just eats and drinks, the corporate image still needs to be maintained simply, so Xia Jingxing asked: "Can we first identify some news content providers and sign a cooperation agreement?" ? If we follow your method, there will be too big a dispute in the future, and it will not look good on everyone."

Zhang Ming immediately shook his head like a rattle, "Don't! Don't! Let's not talk about the thoughts and attitudes of the four major portals towards Haihai Holdings' sudden involvement in the online news industry. Even if a real cooperative relationship is established, it will only make people unhappy. They are more vigilant and concerned about the development of Toutiao today.

Let’s borrow news resources first, wait and see their attitude while developing Toutiao, and then formulate the next action plan based on their reaction.

I believe that as long as Toutiao can find a way out before other companies, by the time they come to their senses, it will be too late to decide to enter the game.

This is the same as the battle on Weibo. If you take the lead one step ahead, you can take the lead step by step. "

Xia Jingxing smiled and nodded. It has to be said that Zhang Ming still has something in his heart. When formulating Toutiao's development strategy, he fully took into account the current situation faced by domestic holdings.

At present, in China, apart from having a fragile relationship with Ahri, Haihai Holdings is either in fierce exchanges with other old and new Internet giants, or has had unpleasant conflicts in the past. Therefore, one can imagine the attitude of these people towards Toutiao. They absolutely do not want to see overseas holdings invade their territory again and create a new star-level Internet product to compress their living space.

It seems that the only choice is to "borrow the news" first, and later... let's slowly start lawsuits and verbal disputes!

In Haiding District, there are still two thin sides of overseas holdings, at least they will not run away without any future like Zhou Hongyi.

"Okay, just do it your way!"

Xia Jingxing thought for a while and then added: "If anything happens, I'll let Zhang Yong take care of it for you. Do it with confidence and boldness. Nothing will be a problem."

Hearing Xia Jingxing's promise, Zhang Ming felt completely at ease.

It’s not like he doesn’t know what an “aggregation platform” is. Back then, Jiujiufang started out as a real estate information aggregation platform, and it often borrowed things from its friends.

Of course, real estate websites are just small fish and shrimps. Jiujiufang just borrows things, and ordinary small companies have nothing to do with them.

But online news is different. It is the exclusive domain of Sina, Sohu, NetEase and Penguin. The relationship between overseas holdings and the four giants is not very harmonious. If you try to follow other people's news, you can imagine what the consequences will be.

If Xia Jingxing didn't give him some protection or clear instructions, he wouldn't dare touch the butts of four tigers at will.

"Okay, Mr. Xia, I'll go to work first."

"Well, go ahead! Remember to communicate more with the technical experts who are responsible for big data research. They are all top talents recruited by the company. The algorithm model and personalized news recommendations need to be improved slowly together."

"I understand! We must strive to make the best and most innovative news application."

…

After watching Zhang Ming walk out of the office and carefully close the door, Xia Jingxing gradually put away the smile on his face.

I'm sorry, Mars Zhang, you definitely can't control the geopolitical disputes on the earth. I'll work harder here and help you bear more, so you can work for me honestly! I will never treat you badly!

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