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In the afternoon, Gu Wei went to ByteDance.

Taking advantage of the popularity of the new APP [Douyin], [Byte]’s D round of financing went very smoothly. After the two leading investors, Sequoia Fund and China Construction Bank International, no longer care about the valuation, the follow-up financing process was quickly completed. .

As the major shareholder, Gu Wei went over to sign the authorization in the afternoon.

[ByteDance] Series D financing, the company is valued at US$11 billion, the financing amount is US$1 billion, and the post-financing valuation is US$12 billion.

Gu Wei’s initial investment of 15% of the shares was diluted by the two rounds of financing, leaving 11%.

However, this 11% stake is now worth US$1.32 billion, which is 132 times the US$10 million he invested in 2013.

According to Wei Wei’s memory, ByteDance’s valuation rose to over 200 billion U.S. dollars until 2023, making it the world’s largest unicorn company. It subsequently raised funds 4 times, with the amount of each financing being roughly the same as that time. Within 10% of the valuation.

By then, Gu Wei's shares will probably remain around 7 to 8%.

The big star Gu Wei appeared at the signing ceremony of [ByteDance]’s D round financing, which also surprised investors.

Neither Sequoia Capital nor CCB International expected that Gu Wei was actually the major shareholder of ByteDance.

But this also made them figure out why Gu Wei, a popular star, would join a short video APP that had just been launched.

You know, the current [Kuaishou] cannot compete with [Douyin] in terms of size, popularity, or funds. If they really invite celebrities, [Douyin] will never be able to compete with [Kuaishou].

At the end of the signing ceremony, [Byte] held a buffet party party to celebrate the success of the D round of financing.

In addition to Byte's senior management, the attendees were all shareholders who had invested in Byte since the company was established in 2012. Many of them were from large investment companies and investment banks.

Among this group of elites in the financial industry, Gu Wei, a big star, is quite eye-catching.

Wearing a black slim-fitting suit, he stood in the corner of the banquet hall like a domineering president in a novel.

However, Gu Wei obviously underestimated his fame and appearance. No matter where he was, everyone's eyes seemed to be looking in his direction. Even the corner was like the center of the hall.

In fact, there were not a few real rich people at the banquet today. Most of them were fund managers and investment bank executives. Although they managed huge wealth, they were only gold collars themselves.

"Is that the big star Gu Wei?"

"It's him, exactly like on TV."

"I feel even more handsome than on TV!"

"Celebrities are just different from ordinary people. Their figure, manners and looks are so perfect!"

"That's Gu Wei, can he be compared to ordinary celebrities?"

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Some people gathered together in twos and threes, looking in Gu Wei's direction from time to time and talking about him.

Fortunately, these people at the banquet all had status and would not be as excited as ordinary fans when seeing Gu Wei, which also made Gu Wei in the venue breathe a sigh of relief.

Just as he was thinking about it, a plump and beautiful lady wearing a slim purple dress walked up to Gu Wei with a glass of red wine.

"Hello, Teacher Gu Wei!"

"Hello~"

Gu Wei smiled and nodded to her.

“My name is Zhong Minglan, I am the fund manager of Sequoia Fund.

I usually like to watch your movies and TV series, but I didn’t expect to see you in person on this occasion today. You are really much more handsome in person than on TV.”

"you flatter me"

Ms. Zhong, who claimed to be the manager of Sequoia Fund, looked to be in her 30s. After she came over to chat with Gu Wei, she found that the big star had no airs, so she started chatting with Gu Weire very enthusiastically.

The other party was so warm and friendly that Gu Wei couldn't be too cold. Although he wasn't interested in chatting with her, he still responded politely.

After a while, Zhong Minglan also discovered that Gu Wei was not very interested in chatting.

"Teacher Gu Wei, can I add you on WeChat?"

"My mobile phone is with the assistant."

Gu Wei declined politely.

"Okay, then this is my business card. You should also know the reputation of Sequoia Fund. The funds under my name are also among the top in the company in terms of profitability. If you need anything, you can call me. .”

"No problem, Ms. Zhong, I will definitely contact you if necessary."

With that said, Gu Wei took the business card.

"Then I won't bother you anymore"

With that said, Zhong Minglan turned and left Gu Wei, leaving only a graceful figure behind him.

"Sister Lan, what have you been talking about with Gu Wei? Doesn't it feel so good to talk to a big star?"

When Zhong Minglan walked back to her circle of colleagues, several younger men and women immediately surrounded her and asked her what she had just talked about with the big star.

"It's not bad. Gu Wei is indeed the most popular star in the country right now. The closer you get to him, the more you can feel the impact of his stunning appearance on your vision.

Among all the people I have met over the past 30 years, in terms of appearance and temperament, he can be said to be unmatched."

"Wow, that's so exaggerated. Why don't I go over and have a chat with him?"

"Sister Zhong, do you want an autograph?"

Zhong Minglan glanced at several people disdainfully.

"Whatever autograph I want, I'm not chasing celebrities. I went to chat to find new customers. The big star Gu Wei is our best customer. Do you understand?

He is a shareholder of [ByteDance]. Although he doesn’t know the proportion of his shares, the fact that he came to sign the authorization agreement shows that he is not the kind of small shareholder who holds less than 1% of the shares. In this alone, his net worth is at least in the dozens. More than 100 million.

Coupled with his current popularity and ability to attract money, his annual income is at least more than 200 million, which is still in cash.

Moreover, celebrities generally do not have many financial management channels. Aren’t these our best customers? "

Several people suddenly understood after listening to Zhong Minglan's words, and they all admired Sister Lan's long-term vision and professionalism.

On Gu Wei's side, Zhang Mingming walked up to him with a glass of red wine.

"Why are you hiding in this corner alone?"

Gu Wei smiled.

"I don't hang out in the financial circles, and I really have nothing in common with these people here, so I just stepped aside to hide.

Congratulations to Mr. Zhang on his successful financing today. One billion US dollars has been received, and his net worth has exceeded 10 billion. No, it should be more than 20 billion! "

Gu Wei knew that even with the current D round of financing, Zhang Yiming still holds more than 30% of the shares of ByteDance, which is almost three times the shares held by Gu Wei.

With the success of this financing, his net worth has skyrocketed.

"Haha~

No need to congratulate me, we should both be happy together.

And to borrow what you told me before, this is all paper wealth, and the money raised by the company cannot go into my own pocket, so it is of no use."

Although he said this, Zhang's apparent satisfaction could not be concealed.

"I have a few big guys in the financial circle here. Do you want me to introduce them to you?"

"No need, we are not in the same circle and don't need to be harmonized. I feel like we have nothing in common with them."

Gu Wei shrugged and refused.

"It's up to you~

I have always felt that with your investment vision, even if you don’t become a star and specialize in investment banking, you can quickly become a handful of top people in the financial circle."

"Last time you told me that you wanted me to be a product manager, and now you want me to be an investment banker. I know I'm very good, but you don't need to praise me like that."

Gu Wei said a little funny.

"I was serious"

Zhang Mingming shook his head and said affirmatively.

[ByteDance]’s successful Series D financing has caused quite a stir in the domestic financial circle. The post-financing valuation of US$12 billion has made [ByteDance] truly a super star in the domestic Internet industry. Countless eyes have focused on this On the rise of new companies.

With the injection of new funds, [Byte] has also poured more resources into [Douyin], making this already rapidly developing APP even more popular.

The fact that Gu Wei is a shareholder of [ByteDance] has not been revealed.

On the one hand, [Byte]’s financing did not involve the media, and the entire process was completed in a low-key manner.

On the other hand, Gu Wei's identity is only known to people in a small circle, and his specific shareholding is only known to real shareholders such as Zhang Yiyi. None of these people will take the initiative to tell the media about it. Gu Wei's matter.

The most important thing is that Gu Wei’s shareholding in [ByteDance] is in the name of an investment company under his name, so as long as he doesn’t go to the bottom of it, no one would think that the big star is still the major shareholder of this Internet company.

[Jiaxing Media] In the president’s office.

After Li Juan finished reporting his work to Zeng Jia, he did not go out and stood there hesitantly.

"Is there anything else?"

Zeng Jia tidied the documents on the table and looked up at Li Juan.

"Mr. Zeng, I have news that may interest you.

The Internet company [ByteDance] in which Mr. Gu has a stake successfully completed its D round of financing two days ago and is now valued at US$12 billion. "

Zeng Jia was stunned after hearing her words and was shocked by this huge number.

“When our company received financing from [Shangshi Pictures] at the beginning of the year, the valuation was 1.5 billion yuan, and we had to accept a gambling agreement.

You can’t compare, you really can’t compare.”

Zeng Jia sighed.

"By the way, how is the progress of [Beautiful Li Huizhen] shot by Reba over there in Shanghai?"

“It hasn’t been long since I started the machine, so everything is going well for now.”

Li Juan thought for a while and said.

“No matter how much money someone makes, it still belongs to them, so we should just be busy making good use of our three-thirds of an acre of land.

No matter what, we must first cultivate Reba, whom Mr. Gu is optimistic about."

In the next few days, Gu Wei was still handling some matters in the company.

All the copyrights for "Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" have been sold.

As Yang Liwen introduced before, in terms of star launch, Dragon TV and Blueberry Channel plan to broadcast the show on two channels.

The video website is a joint venture between Youku Video and LeTV Video that purchased the online screening rights.

After a period of negotiation, several companies decided that on January 30, 2017, the third day of the Lunar New Year, online TV would simultaneously broadcast this ancient costume fairy tale drama.

By a little over January at the latest, Gu Wei and Yang Mi will have to start running some promotional activities for the launch of [Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossom].

"Wei Ming Xia", in addition to "Three Lives Three Worlds" starring Gu Wei, "Chu Qiao Biography" starring Zhao Liying and Li Xian will also start organizing movie viewing parties and enter the stage of selling copyrights.

The company also has great expectations for "The Legend of Chu Qiao". Zhao Liying has been so popular in the past two years. Her successive hit TV series have made everyone optimistic about her ability to lead dramas.

After the popularity of "Flower Thousand Bones" last year, the audience has been looking forward to Zhao Liying's follow-up works. "The Legend of Chu Qiao", a TV series with a heroine, has been very popular since the beginning of filming.

Of course, apart from Zhao Liying, the male protagonist Li Xian is relatively less famous in the play, and the remaining supporting characters Zhang Binbin and Meng Ziyihan are not as well-known as Dou Xiao and Li Qin in the original version.

Therefore, the future copyright fees of "The Legend of Chu Qiao" will definitely not catch up with "Three Lives Three Worlds", and Gu Wei is also prepared for this.