Chapter 1013: Chapter 619: Living in His Shadow (Part 2)
“I’m certain about this idea,” Mr. Lei did not hide his intentions.
After receiving a definite answer, Zhang Yiming suddenly felt inspired.
“Can we also involve ByteDance?” he suddenly spoke up.
This sentence caught Lei Bu Si off guard.
How did this turn into a joint investnt effort?
“I think our ByteDance has many inherent advantages in investing in Youuqu.”
“For example, we have Headline, right…” Zhang Yiming started to speak eloquently.
Currently, ByteDance isn’t considered a behemoth.
He knows very well that Cheng Zhu definitely doesn’t lack investors.
Therefore, what he can do is hitch a ride with Mr. Lei.
Everyone is pessimistic about short videos, but I truly believe in its prospects!
If I don’t get a foothold in the short video field, I won’t be satisfied!
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The ti has co to December 22nd.
Cheng Zhu had already communicated with Shunwei Capital and had multiple calls with Shunwei CEO Xu Dalai.
Currently, old friends Red Mountain Capital and Pulin Capital both intend to invest in Youuqu.
Adding Shunwei Capital, it’s more than sufficient!
But during today’s call, he heard sothing quite surprising.
“Mr. Cheng, have you heard of ByteDance? The one known as the APP factory, the one behind Headline.”
“Just like your Youuqu, it is also working on an algorithm system.”
The simple content rendered Cheng Zhu silent.
ByteDance, how could I not know?
His conscience felt a slight pang, then he calmly said: “Mm, I definitely know ByteDance.”
“ByteDance’s Mr. Zhang, Zhang Yiming, is very interested in Youuqu, personally, he has been focused on the short video field for two or three years now, and he has a deep collaboration intention with Youuqu.”
Good, Cheng Zhu was rendered silent again.
What the hell, what kind of turn is this?
ByteDance wants to invest in ?
Oh! Wait, wait! ByteDance wants to invest in , hmm, ByteDance, hmm—!
Cheng Zhu, holding his phone, started pacing in the office.
He seriously pondered over the feasibility of this matter.
“If I rember correctly, this is roughly the stage where ByteDance is determined to launch Huoshan Short Video.”
“If, based on the normal trajectory of the previous life…”
Due to the butterfly effect of him being a reborn, he’s unsure of what ByteDance’s current thoughts and attitudes are.
But he really didn’t expect Zhang Yiming to send in a funding application.
Damn, this is interesting.
However, Cheng Zhu didn’t make any firm statents, he just said: “Mr. Xu, I’ll think about it.”
“Alright, if you don’t mind, I’ll give Zhang Yiming your contact information, you two can et, or maybe have a call first?” Xu Dalai was still quite enthusiastic.
Because he was also very optimistic about ByteDance’s future.
“Hmm…” The hesitant man let out a pondering sound, then said: “That works.”
After the call ended, he opened the small fridge in his office and took out a can of ice-cold Coke.
Cheng Zhu sat his butt on his boss chair, lifted both feet, and placed them on the desk.
Then, he sipped on the refreshing drink as he fell deep into thought.
For him right now, is ByteDance useful?
Of course, it still holds so usefulness.
Firstly, ByteDance has always been a pioneer in the algorithm system.
Secondly, Headline does perform quite well.
However, none of these are the main focus for Youuqu at this stage.
After pondering for a long ti, Cheng Zhu felt it was necessary to communicate with Zhang Yiming.
He mainly needed to clarify one thing.
“Is ByteDance internally still placing significant importance on the Huoshan Short Video project?”
That is the crux of the matter!
Half an hour later, Cheng Zhu received a call from Zhang Yiming.
“Hello, Mr. Cheng, it’s , Zhang Yiming.”
“Hello, Mr. Zhang, nice to et you.”
After exchanging a few courtesies, Zhang Yiming got straight to the point.
He began by talking about his “affinity” with short videos.
“Actually, last year, no, at the end of the year before last, ByteDance had thought about doing short videos…” Zhang Yiming started to speak eloquently.
Cheng Zhu knows this person isn’t the type to talk much.
If he could speak at length, it seems he is truly eager to get into short videos.
“You might not believe it, but your Youuqu and the music short video app our team initially wanted to create, have at least an 80% similarity!” Zhang Yiming said.
Cheng Zhu: “I believe it.”
“Ah?” Zhang Yiming was initially stunned.
Oh, the rhythm suddenly went off, suddenly not sure what to say!
Cheng Zhu smiled and added: “Actually, Headline to a certain extent, also gave our team a little inspiration, so I believe it.”
“Oh, oh, is that so, hahaha.” Zhang Yiming let out a few awkward laughs.
Sotis, age can indeed beco a barrier in communication.
He felt that Cheng Zhu was much younger than him, so sotis communication hiccups were normal.
The two continued to have a deep conversation, Cheng Zhu also asked Zhang Yiming why the short video project remained unlaunched.
Finally, the answer he got was those obvious reasons.
“Actually, everyone knows, text will never surpass video, even Weibo can’t do it, so Weibo, whether internally or externally, is actively transforming, and expanding too,” Zhang Yiming stated.
“Currently, there are nearly a hundred short video apps in the market.”
“But I always felt that only Kuai Shou and Mr. Cheng’s Youuqu are on the right path.”
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