Rebirth: I Want to Surf

This is of course "I'm Not the God of Medicine", and the original director is Wen Muye.

Historically, Ning Hao and Xu Zheng joined Dong Ping's capital game and became shareholders of Huanxi Media. Later, they set up Bad Monkey Studio themselves and signed a group of new directors to train.

Among them are Wen Muye and the director of "All or Nothing" who applied for the Olympics.

Looking at both sides of everything, Ning Hao has the intention to cultivate new talents, and also has the intention to enhance the company's performance, make more flowers, and increase the stock price - these directors are jointly supported by Huanxi Media and Bad Monkey.

If Chen Sicheng takes the Chinese group route, Ning Hao is much better than him, at least it is original.

But now, Xu Zheng and Dong Ping are both useless, and there is no Huanxi Media.

Ning Hao has his own company, but it is basically dependent on 99 Entertainment. Even if it trains new directors, it is not his turn to train them. He can just focus on filming.

So "I'm Not the God of Medicine" was taken over by him, and of course Xu Zheng had to change.

…………

The Yingshi Building on Zhichun Road is close to the 99 headquarters, but Zhang Yiming feels it is very far away, just like the distance between ByteDance and the 99 Group.

Byte has raised three rounds of financing so far, with a valuation of US$500 million.

Today's Toutiao has more than 20 million daily active users, and everything is booming, but Zhang Yiming knows that if nothing changes, the company's ceiling will be like this.

It is necessary to have new products and expand the size of the company.

He wants to make short videos.

In reality, he will incubate short videos next year, and his valuation will suddenly jump to 11 billion US dollars. Because a product like Toutiao does not go out of the circle, but short videos can break out of the circle.

"drop!"

Lifting the gear lever, Zhang Yiming drove into the park and looked at the "towering" five buildings with envy. I heard that Boss Yao is occupying land in Changping and is building an 8-building R\u0026D center.

Good guy, there is such a big industry in the capital, it is a lifelong dream for entrepreneurs.

He took a few deep breaths, entered the main building, and knocked on the door of Yao Yuan's office. Yao Yuan was looking at the arrangements for the New Year's Eve party. When he saw him coming in, he stood up and said with a smile, "How did you get here?"

"Drive your own car."

"You didn't find a driver?"

"Uh, I'm not used to it."

"I'll get used to it from now on. What would you like to drink?"

"Just boiled water."

Zhang Yiming had very short hair and wore an ordinary down jacket. After hesitating, he took off the down jacket to reveal the jacket underneath.

He sat down on the sofa, a little cautiously.

Jiang Chao brought two glasses of boiled water and took a look at Zhang Yiming. He had a strange look on his face. Boss Yao had a unique hobby. He was not a female secretary, nor a handsome boy, but a fat little black man.

"You said you wanted to come, but I was still guessing. ByteDance is developing very smoothly. Do you need help?"

"Uh, no."

"Want to raise funds?"

"It's not..."

Zhang Yiming took a sip of water and said: "ByteDance is indeed running smoothly, and Toutiao does not have similar competitors, but I have been thinking recently about how the company should expand its size.

Like social networking, e-commerce, taxi hailing, ticketing, group buying, etc., the market has long been divided up. I entered a dead end. After thinking about it, I feel that only...only short videos are a new track. "

"Oh, you want to make a short video?"

Yao Yuan had no fluctuations, just like usual.

"Yes, Toutiao has traffic advantages. As long as a video function is added, it can be easily promoted. So I came to talk to you."

"Let's talk?"

Yao Yuan was happy and asked: "If I told you not to do it, you wouldn't do it?"

"..."

Zhang Yiming thought about it seriously and said, "No, I will still do it."

"So, why did you come to me?"

"Well……"

He was speechless for a moment.

"Which one do you think is better, Mi Dou or Kuaishou?" Yao Yuan asked again.

“Mi Dou! Kuaishou’s style is too deep in the market. It can quickly accumulate users in the early stage and cultivate Internet celebrities quickly, but it is not conducive to long-term development.

Most of Toutiao’s users have a certain degree of education and education, otherwise they would not be able to become self-media. Their preference is definitely not Kuaishou. "

He said without hesitation.

"So if you do it, it's also in Mi Dou's style?"

"..."

Yao Yuan was silent and said with a smile: "Currently, there are five long video companies, Maili, iQiyi, Tencent, Youku, and Mango, because the market can accommodate five companies.

This is the result of the battle between hundreds of websites and the survival of the fittest.

How big is the market for short videos? We don’t know. There may be only one family left, or two, or three. We will only know it after we have passed.

I am a shareholder of ByteDance, but I made an agreement when I invested that I will not participate in the specific operations. What you want to do is your business.

Likewise, if we meet on a narrow road in the future, I will not hold back.

As a shareholder, my only role is that when your short video cannot be made, we can still have a chat and maintain dignity. "

"I understand what you mean!"

There was a fire in Zhang Yiming's heart, and he clearly didn't take him seriously, gritting his teeth secretly: "In this case, I have already said hello to you, then I will follow my own ideas."

"sure!"

"Then don't bother me."

He left as soon as he said so. Yao Yuan didn't send him a gift, but Jiang Chao gave him a gift.

"Boss, do you think he has no chance?"

"The short video market is huge, but the mainstream products can only accommodate two at most, MiDou and Kuaishou. We represent two completely different types and target completely different groups. There will be no third company.

However, some small-scale products will still exist. For example, Yinyin’s Youzi Street will also be able to make short videos in the future, specializing in fashion, outfits, female emotions, and product delivery. "

"Short videos are different from long videos. You can shoot unlimited dramas. The content of short videos is easy to be the same."

Yao Yuan told the truth, "If Zhang Yiming works in the style of Kuaishou, there is still a possibility of success. If he works in Midou... With me here, where will he get the chance?"

"If he limits the video to today's headlines, will it be possible?"

"That's fine, but Toutiao's upper limit is just that. He can't become a pole on the Internet!"

…………

Zhichun Road, Yingshi Building.

The first thing Zhang Yiming asked when he came back was: "How long will our lease last?"

"About three months."

"Just return it when it's due, and we'll move."

"move place?"

"The company should have its own base camp. Renting a house here always feels like being dependent on others."

The employees looked at each other. It seemed that the trip was not going well, and they were feeling angry!

Regardless of what they thought, Zhang Yiming immediately convened a meeting with senior management: "We have been preparing for a while. I think it will be launched after the New Year. It is tentatively called [Toutiao Video] and will be incubated using the traffic of Toutiao.

In addition, we also need to prepare an independent APP called [Volcano Video]? "

"..."

He acted vigorously and resolutely, and the people below couldn't help but ask: "You went to see Boss Yao, what did he say?"

"Shopping malls are like battlefields, everyone depends on their abilities!!"

(Two more chapters to go...)