Reborn in 2014, getting rich from the World Cup

As mentioned before, user volume is data that can be bought with money.

And volume is that simple.

It takes...skilled money.

And it costs really big money.

Let’s take Pinxixi, the “master” who gets a lot of goods, for example.

Since its launch in 2015, it has gone through multiple rounds of financing, raising a total of nearly 120 billion US dollars!

In the first quarter of 2020, Pinxixi's daily active user data exceeded that of Duohuo.

But it wasn't until 2024, the year when Yang Zheng was reborn.

Pinxixi's GMV, or total transaction volume, is still far behind Duohuo.

Pinduoduo’s revenue is 5.2 trillion yuan, and Duohuo’s revenue is nearly 8 trillion yuan!

So the 200 billion yuan that Yang Zheng wants to raise right now is actually nothing.

The "10 billion subsidy" is less than half gone.

It is still a long way to go before Huoduoduo can truly surpass Duohuo.

However, Yang Zheng didn't intend to surpass Taohuo by relying solely on Huoduoduo.

Because he knows that Shanyin, which is not too prominent at the moment, is the company with greater potential.

Therefore, he sold another 10% of Huoduoduo's shares.

The transaction price is 360 billion, 270 billion after tax.

no way.

This time, Huoduoduo needs to raise 200 billion yuan in financing.

If the investment ratio is distributed according to shares.

Yang Zheng's original 50% stake would require an investment of 100 billion yuan, plus 50% of the 8% stake in the option pool, or 8 million yuan.

The total is 108 million.

His original funds were: 2.1 million in his personal account and 17.6 billion in Zhengrong Holdings' account.

Far from enough.

Adding to that the Shanyin side, in more than two months, he had already burned through half of his initial 30 billion yuan in capital.

It seems that we are about to run out of funds.

There is also the Zhengrong Town, with a total investment of tens of billions, which is also a big pit.

So Yang Zheng is now in the same situation as many capitalists - he has money, but also lacks money.

Taking these many factors into consideration.

Yang Zheng gritted his teeth and sold his shares in Huoduoduo.

The transaction object is... a penguin.

This is also one of the reasons why he is willing to sell his shares.

It is difficult for Huoduoduo to leave WeChat now and in the future.

So it was only a matter of time before the penguins entered the market.

Even if Yang Zheng does not sell shares to Penguin, Penguin has actually already entered the market.

Xiao Guang and Chen Yan each hold 1% of the shares.

Therefore, for this round of financing, the two of them need to invest more than 2 million yuan each based on their shares.

Naturally, they cannot come up with so much money.

You can only reduce or sell shares.

They chose the latter.

The trading partner is none other than their former club, the Penguins.

Each of them sold only 0.1% of the shares, but received cash... 2.8 million, after tax.

Then, another 0.9% stake will be invested, which requires an investment of 1.95 million yuan.

They also received a net cash of 0.85 million!

He became a billionaire directly.

Soaring to the sky, this is undoubtedly the charm of entrepreneurship!

Yang Zheng still has 40% of the shares left, and the amount of investment he needs to make this time is 86.96 billion yuan.

The four major venture capital institutions each hold a 10% stake and need to invest 21.74 billion yuan.

The new entrant Penguin holds a 10.2% stake, with a capital contribution of 22.17 billion yuan.

At this point, Huoduoduo’s Series A financing has come to an end.

And then Yang Zheng proposed again.

Let CMO Zhang Ling and COO Su Xiang each subscribe to 0.5% of the shares from the option pool at a price of 1.5 million.

The former has indeed worked hard and made great contributions. Over the past six months, he has even started to get some white hair.

The latter is of course based on... personal feelings.

Huoduoduo is still in the "cake-making" stage.

Of course no one objected to Yang Zheng's proposal.

But Zhang Ling and Su Xiang don't have that much money.

So the money was paid by Yang Zheng.

He certainly didn't come out for nothing.

He owns the shares, and the two of them only have the right to dividends.

This is exactly why he made this suggestion.

Including the sale of a 10% stake to Penguin.

He also signed an equity agency agreement with Penguin for a period of 10 years.

His current shareholding is only 40%, but the total equity is 51.2%.

It was just a good opportunity.

This is the end.

Yang Zheng’s personal financial situation is: 2.1 million in personal account and 197.6 billion in Zhengrong Holdings account.

This is really abundant again.

But it probably won’t last long.

Because Yang Zheng remembered that the total amount of financing for Douyin in the previous life was... over 200 billion US dollars!

Of course, such a large amount of funds is not only used to develop Douyin, but also its many products.

Anyway, at this point, money really seems to be just a set of data.

Yang Zheng stayed in Chuzhou for a full week.

I had some social interactions with several shareholder representatives.

The main reason was that the shareholder representatives of the Meishu Group were too enthusiastic towards him.

As soon as Huoduoduo’s shareholders’ meeting opened, all the data were listed.

Previously, there were people within the Meishi Group who questioned whether it was cost-effective for the two parties to swap shares.

Now everyone shut up honestly.

As the leader of this project, Ye Shiliang's ability was once again confirmed.

Her voice in the Meishi Group will undoubtedly be further enhanced.

Of course, he was even more enthusiastic towards Yang Zheng.

……

9 month 15 number.

Yang Zheng returned to Xingcheng.

The girls all have their own things to do during the day.

He lay dead for a day.

The next day, out of boredom, I went to school.

"elder brother!"

As soon as Yang Zheng arrived in the classroom, Su Wanxi came to greet him.

The girl was wearing a pink top, a white skirt, white socks and pink shoes.

She was also carrying a small white bag.

This dressing style is very different from before.

Su Wanxi used to have a more mature and domineering style.

And now this outfit shows her youthful beauty.

Yang Zheng couldn't tell which style looked better.

But he felt that this outfit was more "textured" than before.

Obviously, his 1000 million was not transferred in vain.

Su Wanxi is not the type of person who dares not spend money given to her.

"Does it look good?"

Su Wanxi said this and turned around.

A woman should look good to those who please her.

No matter how beautifully you dress, it is meaningless without your lover's approval.

"It looks good. Very beautiful."

Yang Zheng said as he pulled her closer and kissed her.

It really looks good.

She has an invincible youthful temperament, which is very charming.

Su Wanxi smiled brightly, paused, and said, "By the way, brother, I bought you a gift!"

As she spoke, she pulled Yang Zheng to his seat.

Then he took out a beautifully packaged gift box from his bag.

Yang Zheng smiled and opened it casually.

And when you see what's inside.

He was somewhat speechless.

What Su Wanxi gave him was... a watch.

Patek Philippe Blue Starry Sky 6102P.

That’s right, it’s exactly the same watch that Zhang Yilian gave him before.

Yang Zheng still remembers the price: 260 million.

He gave 1000 million, and Su Wanxi directly bought a gift worth 260 million.

From this point, we can see that this girl is indeed born to be rich - she really dares to spend money.

It’s just… this gift I bought is a little embarrassing.

Yang Zheng was speechless, but he didn't show it on his face. He put on the watch with a smile and praised it:

"It's very nice, I like it very much, and I just happen to be in need of a watch."

Su Wanxi's smile widened, and then she looked a little embarrassed:

"I bought it with my brother's money, I hope you don't mind."

She paused and said seriously, "When I make money, I'll buy a better one for my brother!"

Yang Zheng didn't respond to her, but just smiled and rubbed her head.

260 million, how can it be so easy to make money?

Although he only made 270 billion...