Reborn in 2014, getting rich from the World Cup

"30%, can I have all of it?"

Zhao Yi asked tentatively.

Yang Zheng smiled and nodded: "Okay."

"No joke?"

"No joke."

Zhao Yi paused and then asked, "How much are you going to give to Old Zhu, Brother Wen Qi, and Ye Shiliang?"

Yang Zheng glanced at him and said nothing.

Zhao Yi was stunned for a moment, then took a deep breath and said, "Not taking it anymore?"

Yang Zheng nodded and said, "For the first round of financing, the total amount is only 30%."

Zhao Yi looked at him for a long time, then smiled bitterly and said, "It's hard for me to withstand this pressure."

Yang Zheng smiled and said, "If Xiling Venture Capital wants to catch up with the other three, it needs some courage."

Zhao Yi raised his hand and pressed his temple. After a while, he spoke:

"Tell me the truth, what size do you foresee the short video market to be, and how far can Shanyin go?"

Yang Zheng pretended to think for a while before replying:

"Domestically, the user base will reach 10 billion, and globally it will not be less than 20 billion."

“As for the market, there are too many related industries and it’s hard to predict.”

"But for the e-commerce sector alone, I estimate it will not be less than 10 trillion yuan."

"Shanyin's goal is to have more than half of the market share."

Zhao Yi was stunned when he heard this.

After a long while, he spoke again:

"Penguin's WeChat, which dominates the messaging software market, currently has only a little over 7 million users."

"It will probably take quite some time to reach 10 billion."

"Can a short video app, which is just for entertainment, really reach the same level as a communication app?"

If Yang Zheng was not a reborn person, he would have seen the future.

The answer to this question is definitely no.

WeChat has basically replaced the communication function of mobile phones.

Plus WeChat’s payment function.

It can be said that it doesn’t matter whether you have a mobile phone or not, but WeChat is something you really cannot do without.

One is the communication software that has become a necessity in life.

An entertainment software just to kill time.

Now let’s say that these two can reach the same level of user scale.

Who can believe it?

But the problem is.

By 2024, Douyin will have over 8 million daily active users, and WeChat will have over 10 billion.

It really reached the same level.

Even in terms of user usage frequency and duration, Douyin surpasses WeChat.

This was in 2016 when the short video field was just emerging.

It is something that no one can think of, nor dares to think about.

You know, Xinlang Weibo, which is also a social media platform, once dominated the market.

Its peak daily active users were only 3 million.

This data appeared in 2021.

As of 2016, Xinlang Weibo's peak daily active users were only 1.3 million.

They are not as good as Flash and Kuaishou.

That's right.

Today, Shanyin and Kuaishou are regarded as simple social media platforms.

And judging from the existing social media situation.

Whether domestic or foreign.

No one could have predicted that the market size, user scale and influence of short video social platforms would reach such an exaggerated level.

So much so that Yang Zheng, the reborn person who saw the future reality, didn't know how to explain it.

He could only simply reply:

"can."

Zhao Yi still looked at him hesitantly.

Yang Zheng also sighed helplessly in his heart.

This is the main reason why Shanyin’s valuation cannot be increased.

It’s not that Shanyin was underestimated, nor is it that he, Yang Zheng, was underestimated.

But now no one can see the real market potential of the short video field.

Why was Huoduoduo so favored by the capital market with a valuation of hundreds of billions when it had just emerged?

And after accumulating a certain user scale by using the strategy of spreading money, it directly reached a valuation of nearly 3000 billion?

Because the potential and profitability of the e-commerce market have been verified.

And there are obvious references such as Taohuo and Jindong.

But for short video platforms, there is no reference.

In addition to the rapid growth in the number of users.

Everything else remains to be verified.

No one could have imagined that this "new thing" like short videos would become a national entertainment activity for everyone from the 99-year-old to the youngest who could just walk.

You have to know that when Douyin was first launched in the past, its target user base was only young people in big cities.

Therefore, Yang Zheng has always been unhappy about Shanyin's financing.

The valuation of US$35 billion was achieved after the development of the e-commerce business.

What about sending beggars away?

But there is no way, not raising funds will attract too much hatred.

So Yang Zheng’s current plan is: to exchange investment for investment.

Among the four major venture capital institutions.

Hongxia Capital's asset valuation exceeds 1.5 trillion yuan; Meishu Group's is 1.2 trillion yuan; Haidong Holdings' is 1 trillion yuan.

Xiling Venture Capital has the lowest investment, at just over 9000 billion yuan.

But looking at it the other way around, there is the greatest room for growth.

He wanted to swap shares between Shanyin and Xiling Venture Capital.

It is to minimize the losses.

Then it is about investing in Zhao Yi.

Just like before, and even now, Zhao Yi is actually investing in him as a person.

That's why he took out 30% of the shares in one go.

The capital market does not talk about emotions, but only about interests.

Seeing Zhao Yi remained silent.

Yang Zheng thought for a moment and then said:

"Based on 3000 billion, we can sign a gambling agreement."

"Within five years, if the value of Shanyin doesn't exceed 200 billion, I'll buy back the Shanyin shares held by Xiling Venture Capital at 350 billion. How do you do it?"

"3000 billion?"

Zhao Yi was shocked again.

You see, even a valuation of 3000 billion, and 5 years later, people are surprised.

Yang Zheng smiled slightly. "Brother Yi, don't forget, Shanyin also has e-commerce business. I can't say how much more it has, but I think it should be no problem to surpass the Tianmao Mall and Jindong of Taobao."

He could only rely on this kind of ancillary business to convince Zhao Yi.

But then again, the profitability of Shanyin's e-commerce section is actually quite high.

He paused and added, "Although Shanyin's e-commerce business only had a daily transaction volume of 100 million or 200 million before the New Year, Shanyin recently launched a new event. Brother Yi should know about it, right?"

Zhao Yi nodded. "Instant discount for first order, right? So you really need funds?"

Yang Zheng smiled, did not reply, and just said:

"In the past few days, Shanyin's daily transaction volume has exceeded 5 million."

Zhao Yi raised his eyebrows: "Is the effect so good?"

Yang Zheng nodded and turned to answer his previous question:

"I transferred 100 billion to the Shanyin account at the beginning of the year, and now I still have about 100 billion on hand."

Zhao Yi nodded suddenly and looked at him: "So... you want to exchange shares?"

Yang Zheng nodded again.

Zhao Yi was silent for a while before replying:

"Personally, I am open to your bet agreement and your idea of ​​share swap."

"But this matter involves a lot of issues, and I can't make the decision alone. I'll give you an answer tomorrow."

After speaking, he added:

"I'm 90% sure it can be done, but the pressure will be a bit great. Brother, you must... give me some support."

From God's perspective.

Yang Zheng was simply taking advantage of him.

But from his point of view, he was gambling quite a bit.