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After a simple greeting, everyone began to take their seats.

Seeing that Zhang Yiming had reserved the main seat for himself, Zhang Zhe waved his hand and said:

“Mr. Zhang is the protagonist today, I can’t steal the show…”

Everyone in the private room is a top boss in the Internet and investment fields.

Except for Zhang Yiming, the youngest are basically over 45 years old. In terms of age and achievements, they can be said to be seniors, so they still have to be polite.

“Mr. Zhang, what are you talking about?”

Zhang Yiming advised:

“Everyone here today is a shareholder of the company and my benefactor. In the future, everyone will eat from the same bowl, so where does the distinction between host and guest come from?”

“Yiming is right, Mr. Zhang, don’t be polite.”

Xu Jingxiang, the head of Pan-Atlantic Investment, took over the conversation and said:

“This time, ByteDance’s E-round financing was led by Mr. Zhang. You are the undisputed protagonist today. If you don’t sit in the main seat, who will?”

Everyone wanted to make friends with Zhang Zhe, so they also echoed a few words.

Although Zhang Zhe is young, he is stronger than anyone present.

Besides, this is ByteDance’s home court, and Zhang Yiming has taken the initiative to give up his seat. What else can we say?

Zhang Zhe has never been a hypocritical person. After a few words of humility, he sat down calmly.

Zhang Yiming followed and sat next to him. He waved his hand to let the waiter start serving the dishes, and looked at everyone and asked:

“Everyone, it’s rare to get together. Do you want to have a few drinks?”

“Yiming, it’s not that I don’t give you face.”

Lei Jun said:

“You also know that Da Mi is preparing to go public recently. I will meet with the leaders of the China Securities Regulatory Commission in the afternoon, and I will fly to Wucheng tonight.”

“After I finish these days, I will choose a time to treat you all and talk about the issue of Da Mi’s IPO. I hope everyone will come to support me…”

“If Lao Lei treats me, I will definitely go there to eat.” Shen Nanpeng replied with a smile.

The person in charge of Qualcomm even said directly:

“Old Lei, there is no need to talk about our relationship. We, Qualcomm, subscribe to 100 million US dollars of shares.”

For most companies and entrepreneurs, going public is a lifelong pursuit.

But the investment giants present here have incubated countless listed companies and are already familiar with this.

For these investment institutions, the listing of each company they participate in is a feast.

Not to mention the current size of Xiaomi, just based on Lei Jun’s status and influence in the circle, this face must be given.

At this time, the waiter began to serve the dishes, and one exquisite dish after another was delivered to the table.

The scale of the lunch was very large. It is said that the chef of the top Cantonese restaurant in China was invited.

Although there was no drinking, the atmosphere in the private room was always very good.

Zhang Zhe spent most of his time quietly listening to everyone chatting.

On the one hand, it was unfamiliar, and Zhang Zhe was not the kind of person who liked to show off.

In addition, the topics of these investment tycoons are basically centered around news from the investment circle, which Zhang Zhe does not know much about.

However, these people in the private room have been working in the business world for decades, and they are very good at treating people, and they did not neglect Zhang Zhe at all.

Seeing that Zhang Zhe had no intention of taking the initiative to talk, the topic unconsciously shifted to Internet investment fields such as games and live broadcasts, and asked Zhang Zhe’s opinions from time to time.

Several people also said that they had several good projects recently, and if Zhang Zhe was interested, they could cooperate.

Faced with the initiative of everyone, Zhang Zhe naturally would not put on airs, and politely exchanged contact information with everyone.

After today’s meal, Zhang Zhe has completely opened up the channel to the top investment circle in China.

In the future, whether he wants to invest or start his own business, this is a good network of contacts.

After the meal, everyone drank tea and chatted for a while, and then some people began to say goodbye and leave.

They are all heads of major investment banks, and their schedules are usually quite tight. If they hadn’t met Zhang Zhe today, they would probably have left most of the time as soon as the event ended.

“Mr. Zhang, I’ll go first.”

Lei Jun also came over to say goodbye:

“I’ll arrange for my assistant to send you the invitation to the press conference later. If Mr. Zhang has time in the near future, you are welcome to visit Dami.”

“Okay, I’ll definitely do it if I have a chance. Mr. Lei, take care.” Zhang Zhe shook hands and replied.

Soon, only Zhang Yiming, Zhang Zhe, and Zhang Zhiyuan were left in the room.

“Mr. Zhang.”

Zhang Yiming took the teapot, refilled a cup of tea for the two, and asked casually:

“I heard that you have a media company under you?”

“Yes, there is a company.”

Zhang Zhe smiled and replied:

“Now the number of Douyin users is so large,The influence of the company has far exceeded that of the live broadcast platform. The artists under the company will gradually develop in the direction of short videos. In the future, we will have to rely on Mr. Zhang to take care of them. ”

“You said this but it hit me in the face.”

Zhang Yiming immediately said:

“They are all our own companies, of course they should be given priority. I guarantee that the artists under your company will get the most traffic support…”

“Then I would like to thank Mr. Zhang here.”

Zhang Zhe thanked him. Zhang Yiming took the initiative to bring up the matter of Mi Tao Media. It is definitely not just for his own favor, so he asked directly:

“Mr. Zhang, I am a direct person. You said before that we are all family. Just say whatever you want to say.”

“If I can help, I will definitely help. If it is beyond my ability, I can only help…”

Zhang Yiming was stunned for a moment, as if he did not expect Zhang Zhe to be so straightforward.

“Mr. Zhang, then I won’t beat around the bush. ”

Zhang Yiming thought for a moment and said seriously:

“The company’s equity is now dispersed, and you are the second largest shareholder of the company. I hope you can support my future work…”

For a company, financing has its pros and cons.

The large amount of funds brought by financing will certainly greatly increase the company’s development speed, but the entry of capital will also gradually reduce the founder’s control over the company.

After several rounds of financing, Zhang Yiming’s shares have been diluted to 42.98%.

Although he is still the company’s largest shareholder, he does not have a deep foundation after all.

For example, Ali and Penguin, although the combined shares of the two companies are less than 5%, but With their current influence, if they join forces with other shareholders to attack, Zhang Yiming will definitely be exhausted.

How many founders have been kicked out by capital for various reasons?

It is precisely for this reason that Zhang Yiming rejected the additional investment from Ali and Penguin, and chose Zhang’s Consortium as the lead investor in this financing among many capitals.

Because Zhang’s Consortium is the only one among dozens of capitals that are interested in investing that has no interest involvement with other institutions, and is also the best target to win over.

Now the shares he holds no longer meet the conditions for relative control.

Whether for himself or for the future development of the company, he urgently needs the support of a strong shareholder.

And Zhang Zhe is the most suitable candidate.