Ordinary Road 2010

"You also have a core problem of weak technical strength and an obvious gap in algorithms. This is an important reason why you don't have the confidence to continue competing."

"You just mentioned that you hope that Musically can have a better development after the merger. We have the same wish."

"To prove my sincerity, I have one more message to add to the two of you."

"I'm here today. Apart from representing me and my partner, I can also represent Xiongchang and Li Robin."

Chapter 607 You are everywhere

Lin Yi didn't talk nonsense.

Familiarity is familiarity, and he will not casually bluff outside under the guise of Li Robin, so he really went to Xiongchang to say hello before he came.

Now Yang Luyu and Zhu Jun were even more surprised.

Apart from the Facebook they just mentioned, it is not that there are no other major manufacturers who have offered them an olive branch, but Xiongchang seems to be the one farthest away, and no matter how you look at it, it cannot be connected with short videos.

But since Lin Yi said so, he can only take it seriously, and if he thinks about it carefully, it seems that Xiongchang is not completely impossible.

There is money, people, and technology.

Musically did not seriously consider Lin Yi as a potential acquisition target at the beginning, and the willingness to meet him was just to show respect for him.

After taking out the Xiongchang card, Lin Yi finally got the admission ticket.

However, the acquisition negotiation of Musically has been going on for a long time, involving many aspects, and it cannot be settled after one or two meetings. Lin Yi did not expect to win it on the spot with all his might.

At least, after entering the game, he already knew who his opponent was.

It is true that Musically received an offer from Facebook, but what the other party offered was an all-cash acquisition. If the deal is completed, Yang Luyu, Zhu Jun and even their team will be out.

Moreover, Facebook was the first to bid, and the internal attitude towards short music videos seems to have changed. After a long delay, they are not so determined to win this bid.

Therefore, the two companies that Musically is mainly talking about are domestic short video peers.

Among them, the major shareholder of Kuaishou is the famous Goose Factory. It is said that their participation in the bid for Musically was inspired by Xiao Ma himself.

And the other family is not an outsider, they are barely friends with Lin Yi, and they made an appointment with him as soon as they heard the news.

Zhang Yiming, it seems that there is no change from last time.

Neither Lin Yi nor this person are good at socializing, and they haven't seen each other since the dinner in Wuzhen arranged by Wang Xing.

However, the outside world often calls them together in the name of "BMW", and some inexplicable marketing slogans say that they have "very personal relationships".

This time Zhang Yiming didn't come to chat with Lin Yi or catch up on the old days, he put on a businesslike posture and introduced another companion he brought along.

"Liu Zhen, the senior vice president of Byte, she is responsible for the acquisition of Musically, and you should be no strangers."

People with the surname Liu are really everywhere.

This is Liu Qing's cousin, the former head of Uber's regional strategy, who left shortly after the merger between Uber and Dudu.

When she left, Liu Qing hadn't lost control of Dudu, and was forced to merge with Wanli Chuxing in the end, otherwise she would become Lin Yi's former subordinate.

"Boss Lin, I have admired your name for a long time."

Lin Yi was quite curious about what she heard about her own reputation, I'm afraid most of it wasn't good.

But he didn't reach out to hit the smiling person, Lin Yi still shook hands decently.

Zhang Yiming didn't exchange many pleasantries, and after getting to know each other, he said straightforwardly:

"Lin Yi, you should be very clear why we came to visit today. I don't understand why you want to meddle in Musically's affairs?"

Although his tone wasn't exactly a questioning one, it was also cold. If outsiders saw it, they probably wouldn't think that he and Lin Yihui were good friends.

Lin Yi calmly repeated the reason he had explained to Yang Luyu and Zhu Jun.

Zhang Yiming frowned the more he listened.

There is an information asymmetry in this. Zhang Yiming doesn't know what happened between Lin Yi and his senior sister, so this reason seems a bit trifling to him.

So his conclusion was that Lin Yi was either teasing him, or he had some other ulterior secret.

Liu Zhen on the side spoke in a timely manner, and said for Zhang Yiming what he was inconvenient to say directly.

"Lin Yi, excuse me, I think your views on the short music video industry, or at least Musically itself, are biased."

"Musically is valuable to us, but it doesn't mean that anyone can play this value after taking over."

"It has a high volume of users in the US and looks promising, but why would it seek to sell?"

"Because the growth of Musically in the United States has encountered a bottleneck, there has been little progress or even loss in the past year."

"And it has lagged far behind us and similar products under Block Hands in China, and there is at least a hundred times the gap in the number of users."

"Not to mention that you Wanli Travel have no experience in this area, even if you add Xiongchang, I don't see what you have the ability to reverse this situation."

Of course Lin Yi knew all these things, he asked back: "If this is the case, then why are you so persistent in buying it?"

Zhang Yiming personally answered him: "Byte has no competitors in China, and the next step will be to go overseas, and the acquisition of Musically can greatly speed up this process."

"However, I must emphasize that it is not necessary for him."

Pretty crazy.

If it weren't for the experience of his previous life, Lin Yi would have been frightened by his tone, but he didn't intend to admit it just like that.

"You said that Byte has no rivals in China. Others may have different opinions on this point, such as Li Robin from Xiongchang."

How did Lin Yi trick Li Robin into the acquisition of Musically?

Just to make trouble for Zhang Yiming.

Xiongchang has suffered a lot in the past two years. If spending a little money can hinder the development of Byte, Li Robin will definitely be happy to see it.

Of course, this matter can be easily entrusted to Lin Yi because Xiongchang's investment in Wanli Travel has brought unprecedented rich returns.

Zhang Yiming really felt troubled. If Xiong Chang was determined to intervene and Lin Yi was just an agent, then this matter might not be resolved.

He has a plan for this.

"Lin Yi, I heard that you and your partner just cashed out a sum of money. If you want to find an investment outlet for yourself, I can give it to you."

"Whether it's Byte itself, or we will open up a part of the equity to you after we acquire Musically, it's fine."

"To be honest, I'm not worried that Musically will pose a threat to me if you get it in your hands. I just don't want such a good product to be ruined."

"You quit, everything I just said is valid."

It's a private occasion now, so Zhang Yiming's speech is very straightforward or unscrupulous, but Lin Yi didn't follow him.

Just now when Zhang Yiming said that he could open up Byte's equity to him, Lin Yi was really tempted a little bit. This should be the easiest way to skyrocket his wealth.

Give him Musically, do nothing, and wait for the next few years to appreciate.

But Lin Yi didn't forget what his purpose was for doing this. Again, the growth of wealth on paper was not his only goal.

"You said just now that Musically will be ruined if I own it. I'm afraid we have different opinions on this matter."

"As for which of the two of us is right and who is wrong, let time verify."

Strictly speaking, Lin Yi didn't intend to run Musically himself, he prepared it for his senior sister, but Zhang Yiming didn't need to know those details.

He just needs to know that Lin Yi rejected his kindness.

"If that's the case, I'm afraid we can't be friends."

After saying this, he took Liu Zhen away.

Chapter 608

"Zhang Yiming raised the price."

This is the news that Yang Luyu and Zhu Jun told Lin Yi, because last time, Lin Yi promised that his bid was higher than the other two bidders.

Lin Yi and his senior sister previously entrusted Liu Jianni to cash out part of the shares of Wanli Travel, and the prepared amount was 10 billion US dollars.

This is because he knew the price of Musically’s acquisition by Byte, but with Lin Yi’s intervention, it seems that things have changed.

Lin Yi was not in a hurry to sell more stocks, because he didn't plan to win Musically with the cash in the hands of himself and his senior sister.

Otherwise, why are you looking for Xiongchang?

The other news that Yang Luyu and Zhu Jun brought was that as more and more players participated in the bidding for Musically, an important early investor felt that it was a rare commodity and was ready to raise the price.

Because the other party has a veto right in his hand, no one can make a deal unless he nods.

Specifically, the other party asked to acquire Musically and at the same time buy two other products of its own, namely the news aggregation platform News Republic and the live broadcast platform Live.me.

To put it bluntly, it is strong buying and strong selling. Seeing that Musically is in demand, I want to sell my worthless assets.

Yang Luyu and Zhu Jun regretted that if Lin Yi wanted to win Musically, he had to solve this obstacle first.

Who is taking advantage of the fire to rob?

That guy's name is Fu Sheng, and he's the CEO of Liebao.As for the company Liebao, its previous name is better known as Jinshan Network.

"What did Zhang Yiming say?"

"He agreed, and is communicating with Fu Sheng about the details of acquiring those two products at the same time."

Lin Yi knew it all.

Zhang Yiming and Liu Zhen said lightly in front of themselves, but in fact, Byte is determined to win Musically, and they are willing to bear more costs for this.

"What about the hand?"

"The block hand is very dissatisfied with Fu Sheng's threat, and the current negotiation has stalled here."

Lin Yi knew that the block size was not limited, but that Zhang Yiming’s byte was valued at more than 200 billion U.S. dollars in the latest round of financing, and the block size was only about a quarter of that.

This represents a far cry from funding capabilities.

Judging from Lin Yi's contact with Yang Luyu and Zhu Jun, their team should also be inclined towards Zhang Yiming. It is said that the two have known each other for a long time, and they have a little sympathy for each other.

From a business point of view, Byte and Musically are also more in tune. Douyin, which is strongly promoted, is originally a localized product that imitates it.

The current situation is a bit complicated, but Lin Yilian let out his harsh words, and he will never allow Musically to slip away from his hands.

The first is Fu Sheng's question.

The easiest way to deal with it is to accept everything like Zhang Yiming, nothing more than paying a little more money, and dispose of the two apps that were bundled as garbage.

But this kind of plan is not only uneconomical, Lin Yi also does not want to condone such disgusting behavior.

He thought of a person.

Although Fu Sheng is the CEO of Jinshan Network, which is Liebao, its most famous person should be Lei Jun, and the latter is still serving as the chairman of the company.

Lei Jun on the rice phone.

Lin Yi had contacted Lei Jun in the past for the promotion and financing of Wanli Travel. Of course, he didn't have much contact with him. It might not be easy to get Boss Lei to forgive him just by showing his face, and the other party couldn't explain it in the company.

It doesn't matter, business is business.

Lin Yi still went to him without hesitation, and after a long conversation, Lei Jun agreed to save him the trouble of buying Musically, so as to avoid the trouble of the two tie-in sales.

In exchange, Lin Yi opened up to him the equity of his own car manufacturing subsidiary, which has been named Pengcheng Automobile.

In 2017, Rice's mobile phones sold well, and it has no plans to build a car by itself, but the wave of new energy can no longer be ignored.

So choosing a reliable team to invest in is a good business. Li Bing, who had approached Lin Yi before, had also received investment from Rice.

As far as Lin Yi is concerned, the car manufacturing business of Wanli Travel is advancing in an orderly manner, and this part will not be stuffed with the taxi business forever.

Independence is a matter of time, and Lin Yi also intends to find more partners, and Lei Jun, who wooed Rice Phone this time, just happened at the right time.

In short, Lin Yi took this opportunity to kick away Fu Sheng's stumbling block.

Next, his only opponent was Zhang Yiming.

This time, Lin Yi did not simply bid by way of bidding, because the founding team of Yang Luyu and Zhu Jun still had a say in the ownership of Musically.

The mentality of this team is different from that of Lin Yi, Li Yongjin who took a taxi from Dahuangfeng, Lu Chuanwei and Chen Weixing who took a taxi from Kuaidu.

They must be convinced that Lin Yilai's acquisition of Musically can get more resources and support and lead to better development.

At the same time, they must be bundled with certain interests.

Lin Yi didn't want to come up with a development plan for Musically. Those empty-headed things are useless. He decided to come up with the strongest endorsement.

So he went to find Brother Ma again.