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Han Lie didn't want to talk about ideology anymore, but Zhang Yiming and Zhang Lidong were very interested in talking.

Byte's entrepreneurial team is different from today's mainstream Internet teams. None of them have foreign work experience, and their understanding of related issues is obviously not as deep as those who have returned from overseas.

After finally finding the root of the problem, they all wanted to talk it through at once.

The following topics began to deepen and diverge.

Zhang Yiming spoke sincerely: "The conflict between countries is too far away from us, but Teacher Han's analysis, well, is still extremely important for our development plan.

First and foremost, it completely dispelled the naive illusions prevalent in our team and made us aware of the seriousness of the problem.

In the past, many students thought, ah, since we want to create, we should give the creators the greatest degree of freedom and allow them to express different opinions.

As for those negative voices, we should focus on guidance and not one-size-fits-all.

They are not engaging in pornography, they just have different perceptions.

At the beginning, I was also inclined to this point of view. It is normal for creators to have their own stance.

But now, we must be more vigilant.

The negative voices caused by different perceptions are temporary, scattered, and easy to digest. We can easily solve them without having a major impact on the development of Toutiao.

But if the turmoil caused by those sensitive events is not an accident caused by the huge cognitive differences between different groups, but a long-term deliberate incitement, then our preparations must be insufficient.

Our emergency plan puts too much energy on the post-processing of 'emergency incidents'.

It has a huge impact and then cools it down. This solution is a typical solution to treat headaches and pains. In actual operation, it will definitely be affected back and forth and make you exhausted.

Therefore, we need to create a more flexible mechanism and build a firewall for Toutiao!

What are your views on this matter? Tell them all. "

"First of all, my attitude is - Toutiao must not become the base camp of external cyber forces!"

Zhang Lidong's categorical statement sounded a little angry.

"Secondly, I would like to ask Teacher Han, in your opinion, how long will this ideological conflict last? Is it possible that it will be alleviated due to the replacement of the next owner of the White House? This will be related to our strategy formulation .”

ease?

Han Lie clearly saw the expectation in Sanzhang's eyes and sneered in his heart.

What are you thinking about?

The naivety, slowness and indifference of science and engineering men at the political level are clearly reflected in you...

In fact, it is understandable.

In essence, Zhang Yiming is just an idealist who wants to build a great product and a great company. From beginning to end, he neither cares about politics nor has the mind to deal with relevant political issues.

——People have their shortcomings and strengths.

So even when Tik Tok faced that kind of dilemma later, Zhang Yiming never personally took charge of TT. Instead, he appointed Zhou Shouzi to handle related matters with full authority, dealing with various factions in that country.

Looking at all Zhang Yiming's actions and remarks, his attitude towards politics is to avoid it.

In fact, this is a very smart approach - why participate in something you are not good at?

Lao Ma is different. Lao Ma always tries to get his hands on power that does not belong to him.

Byte's ability to become so big has a huge relationship with Zhang Yiming's attitude of staying away from the government, and Han Lie has no intention of changing this.

If you want to run a business, run it well, and think less about things you shouldn't think about.

However, we cannot be naive, let alone weak.

"Confrontation will definitely be the norm in the future, there is no doubt about that."

Han Lie made his judgment with a very firm attitude.

“Suppressing and harvesting us will be the beautiful dream of the new generation in the next few decades.

Quantitative easing is the opponent's last trump card. It's like the Seven Injury Fist. Once activated, it will self-destruct if it doesn't harvest enough wealth.

Now that they have reached the point of no return, looking around the world, which economy is qualified to extend their lives?

The answer is obvious.

The only point of disagreement is whether the other person's main attention will always be on us?

This is uncertain.

Perhaps some external changes suddenly occurred, or internal conflicts sharply intensified, causing their strategic attention to shift, which would give us a rare respite.

Therefore, Mr. Zhang, we should not immediately determine what kind of strategy, what kind of scale, and what kind of standards.

There is no need to stop eating because of choking.

We must learn to follow the correct rhythm and seek development in the cracks.

During the development period when external pressure is relatively relaxed, domestic control will be relaxed accordingly. Then we should appropriately increase the incentives for creators' freedom, release their enthusiasm, and be data-oriented.

In this special period when external pressure is strong and all domestic aspects are tense and difficult, we should scale back in a timely manner, strengthen self-correction and self-examination, and be risk-oriented.

The development of the platform does not require strict standards set in advance and can be more flexible.

Of course, this is just my humble opinion, and you still have to decide your own specific strategies. "

Beautiful!

Pan Zi and Hao Zi looked at each other secretly, almost wanting to applaud the big boy.

Han Lie's words achieved three strategic goals.

First, it dispelled the opponent's illusions, made it clear that the crisis always existed, and increased Byte's need for Han Lie.

Second, it puts forward a practical idea and proves Han Lie's strategic value.

Third, we only raised points at the strategic level and did not speak on specific details, clearly showing our basic attitude of not intervening in specific management.

What are strategic-level capabilities?

That's it.

Zhang Yiming fell into deep thought, Zhang Lidong was inexplicably excited, Zhang Nan and Chen Lin clapped...

To be fair, if they are given enough time to hold meetings and discuss, the final result will definitely be similar - development is the most important, do it first, don't think too much, just take it step by step.

Then, after slow adjustments, the same move was actually formed.

When control is lax, move quickly. When control is strict, the entire platform will crack down and show attitude.

Later, there was an online writing platform called Dianniang Chinese Network, which implemented a similar policy of jumping left and right, sometimes loose and sometimes strict, often leaving the author at a loss as to what to do.

Therefore, sometimes the author and the platform hard-top really make no sense. The fundamental contradiction lies in the general environment. All individuals are a grain of dust in the era, and the platform is at best a sand dune.

However, there is naturally a big difference between active and passive in terms of freedom and fault tolerance.

Han Lie's clear discussion can bring huge initiative to Toutiao and has very important positive significance.

The difference between geniuses and ordinary people lies in this little bit of advance.

Genius: Know the subtleties and make decisions in advance.

Ordinary people: Have a meeting to discuss and watch while doing it.

The results seem to be the same, but in fact they are far different.

"Teacher Han, I have learned a lesson!"

Zhang Lidong was so excited that he almost burned his fingers with cigarette butts, and Teacher Han shouted so smoothly.

Both Zhang Nan and Zhang Yiming can understand his joy. In fact, no matter the headlines or jokes, the real risk never comes from the market.

There is no competing product on the market, and the data of the two products has been growing explosively.

The ZZ risks that Han Lie mentioned really get to the root of the matter.

And they not only talked about it, but also gave the general idea of ​​​​solving it. This is not just ordinary, but it can be called a guiding light.

"Yiming, Sister Nan, I personally agree to accept Teacher Han's investment, what about you?"

Zhang Lidong made a solemn statement.

Normally, he should discuss it with everyone during a separate internal meeting afterwards, but he couldn't wait any longer and wanted Han Lie to know his "sincerity" now.

Zhang Yiming came back from his thoughts and simply nodded: "I think it's okay. I really hope to work with Teacher Han."

Zhang Nan was the third to vote in favor: "I agree, Teacher Han brought me a huge surprise."

After a pause, she asked again: "There is only one question now. Can Mr. Han accept our valuation of US$500 million?"

Han Lie smiled.

He is not evil and arrogant, but he does have a bit of domineering attitude that does not take money as money.

"500 million? If you are willing to let me take all the shares, I will give you a valuation of 600 million!"

Damn it!

Zhang Yiming and the others were stunned again...

I’ve never seen anything like this!

Even big guys like Shen Nanpeng and Lei Jun are very willing to pay every penny when it comes to valuation, and they insist on demanding the conditions.

This is a normal business method and a necessary process.

Why don't you play your cards according to the routine? !

In fact, Han Lie just wanted to cut through the mess quickly.

The opinion of Zhang Yiming's team is definitely the most important on who to let into the game, but who gets how much share depends on how the other investors compete.

If Tian Xing had to sit down and talk to Sequoia Shunwei about this matter, they would end up arguing for a long time.

Instead, it would be better to start from the root cause and take advantage of the popularity of Zhang Yiming and others to directly drive all opponents out.

As for the extra money...is it enough for me to reach the daily limit? !

Zhang Lidong was hit so hard that his mouth dropped, and he stammered: "No, no, Teacher Han, are you serious?"

Han Lie replied calmly: "I never joke about serious matters."

After giving them some time to react, Han Lie spoke very sincerely and praised them one by one.

"I particularly admire Yi Ming. It is not unusual for a man to be pragmatic in science and engineering, but at the same time he can maintain his innocence and elevate his idealism to the level of romance. This is so rare.

And Mr. Zhang is an ideal and determined manager. I especially like your exploration of the company's values ​​and cultural foundation. If you can keep it up and completely eliminate the erosion of big company diseases on Byte, what reasons do we have? What about unsuccessful?

As for Sister Zhang, you have amazing talents in the field of UGC!

Before I came here, I took a closer look at the progress of Toutiao’s creator program. It started in January, and it has only been just over two months since then. I was shocked by the vitality of the platform.

Through today's contact, I found that you are a very rare entrepreneurial team, perfectly compatible and completely complementary. What is even more rare is that you have the same knowledge and interests, come together because of dreams, recognize each other and trust each other...

Really, what reason do we have for not succeeding?

When we come together, we are destined for greatness!

I don’t even want to think about going public now. If necessary, we will ring the bell on Nasdaq. If not, we will be able to lead the other pole of the Internet on our own!

So, how is 500 million enough?

I will give you 20 million more, let go and burn it! "

Damn it!

Are you a cult leader in Ta Ma? !

Zhang Yiming and the others were all deceived, and they had that kind of feeling where they were obviously very nervous, no matter what they thought, they felt unreliable, and then they couldn't control their surging hearts...

Suddenly, everyone, including Chen Lin, looked at Zhang Yiming.

Brother, you decide...I can't bear it anymore!

In fact, Zhang Yiming couldn't bear it anymore. No matter how calm, rational, and ambitious he was, his CPU was about to burn out at this moment.

From US$500 million to US$600 million, the valuation increased directly by 20%, which is definitely not a small increase.

If Han Lie was just a coal boss with nothing but money, then there would be no need to think about it, it would not be a pity at all to refuse directly.

But the problem is... Teacher Han is a guiding light!

He can provide guidance at the strategic level, help in the listing process, and has the aura of respect that "a scholar will die for his confidant." I almost want to become a sworn sworn friend to him. Do you understand? !

However, Zhang Yiming resisted the temptation in the end.

He asked with great difficulty: "Teacher Han, so what are your requirements for the exit mechanism?"

The exit mechanism of investment institutions is a major issue that will be very big in development.

Simply put, there are three common ones.

The first is naturally to go public. After the freezing period, the original shares that have been unlocked can be sold on the secondary market.

The second type is resale before listing, with subsequent institutional investors taking over.

For example, when Little Superman invested in Painxun, it exited early and sold its shares to the South African Newspaper Group.

The third type is the repurchase clause included in the gambling agreement.

In the past, there was Yang Mi who transformed into a desperate Sanniang in order to complete the gambling performance, and in the later period, there was Wang Siming who failed in gambling and was in debt... Anyway, generally those who lead gambling are very cheating.

Zhang Yiming's question is necessary. The exit mechanism determines what Han Lie takes them for.

Faced with this question, Brother Lie replied categorically: "There are no special requirements!

This is a strategic investment based on my high optimism for your team. Not only will I not withdraw early, on the contrary, I also request the priority to follow in the next round of financing to ensure that the shares will not be diluted.

Yiming, I will not come to the company to work, and the voting rights will also be entrusted to your founder team. Do you have the confidence to get things done? ! "

Yes, yes... huh? !

Wait, it seems I haven’t promised you yet, right?

Why does it look like an ancient emperor sent his ministers to go on an expedition? !

Gou Lie is too shameless, but at a time when the balance is basically unstable, the more shameless he is, the more he can push his determination down.

"In principle, I agree..."

Zhang Yiming licked his chapped lips and spoke with difficulty.

"But, can I give you all the shares? I still need to hold another meeting and communicate with several other intended investors..."

At this moment, you should crazily push out the conditions and smash them all together.

Otherwise, when they wake up and re-evaluate, they will still shrink back because of Tianxing's natural flaws in the Internet industry.

Han Lie will definitely be given a higher investment amount, but it cannot be particularly large.

Everyone, including Zhang Nan and Zhang Lidong, who was already half-conscious, knew this situation.

Now Zhang Yiming is essentially embarrassed to refuse and unable to agree, so he bites the bullet and delays it.

However, it was no longer convenient for Han Lie to increase the amount - the effect had reached the limit.

So, he quietly gave Pan Zi a look.

Stop holding it, it's your turn, come on!

Pan Zi nodded with extremely subtle movements - I understand! What a big boy, look at me!

"Ahem!"

Pan Zi coughed twice and made a brilliant appearance.

"Everyone, listen to me!"

The big boy has already pushed the progress to 90%. Let’s take the last step and watch my performance!