Rebirth starts with financial freedom

Three o'clock in the afternoon the next day.

At this time, two people were sitting on the sofa in the presidential suite on the 26th floor of Shengyao Hotel.

Chen Ze and Li Chao.

A stack of documents was placed in front of the two of them.

"This is ByteDance's financing letter of intent, take a look." Li Chao said.

Chen Ze did not hesitate and directly picked up the information and read it for a while.

It wasn't until he saw ByteDance's valuation that Chen Ze couldn't help but frown.

"Valuation of 100 billion US dollars? Is ByteDance crazy or am I crazy?" Chen Ze couldn't help but said.

He remembered that the financing this time was US$5 billion in exchange for % of ByteDance's equity. According to this valuation, ByteDance was only US$ billion. How come it has become US$ billion now?

crazy for money?

After hearing what Chen Ze said, Li Chao explained: "You don't need to look at the valuation given by ByteDance. When bidding for financing, you just need to write down the valuation you gave."

After hearing this, Chen Ze understood. This number should be ByteDance's attempt to build momentum for himself.

It is to dissuade some people who plan to fish in troubled waters.

Chen Ze didn't know anything about this kind of large-scale investment, so he could still listen to Li Chao's words.

"How much do you plan to let Shengyao Group invest?" Li Chao asked.

Chen Ze thought for a moment and said aloud: "The lowest value is 1%, and the highest valuation I can give it is 80 billion US dollars."

This time ByteDance’s equity financing partner released 5%. There is no other way, it would be good to get 1%.

Hearing this, Li Chao nodded and said, "It's pretty much what we expected."

Chen Ze: "???"

"We plan to acquire 3% of Byte's shares at a valuation of US$70 billion. If you are willing, you can invest with us and save you US$100 million." Li Chao saw that Chen Ze question, explained directly.

After hearing this, Chen Ze knew the old man's purpose of asking him to come here, but he still asked: "What do you mean?"

Li Chao did not hesitate and asked directly: "Did Grandpa Chen ask you to come to Kyoto this time?"

Chen Ze nodded.

Sure enough, there was a reason for this, and he knew that the old man asked him to come to Kyoto for more than just visiting the old man.

Seeing Chen Ze nod, Li Chaocai continued to explain: "Several elders planned to find a property for us to settle down, but their status was a bit sensitive, so they asked me to coordinate.

This time the old man also contacted Grandpa Chen and planned to ask Shengyao Group to come forward to help with this matter. Byte has received the information and they will cooperate, but Grandpa Chen said that this decision should be left in your hands, because In the end, people of our generation will still have to deal with you. "

Although there were only two of them in the room, Li Chao still spoke very cryptically.

But even so, countless thoughts surged through Chen Ze's mind.

No wonder the development of Byte has been so smooth in the future. It turns out that there is a reason for this.

If his identity hadn't reached this level, he would never know about this in his life.

And the most important point is that the old man is on the same side as the elders of the Li Dynasty, otherwise the old man would not send him here. Some bindings must be tied together from beginning to end, and no link will be missing.

However, thinking of Li Chao's identity and the surname of his deputy in 2023, Chen Ze did not hesitate at all, nodded directly and said: "Okay, I agree."

Hearing Chen Ze agree so happily, Li Chao was a little surprised, but when he thought about what his old man had explained, he also understood. Chen Ze's old man should have also explained it.

But he still said: "If you really agree to this agreement, then we will be a community of interests from now on, not just in business."

Chen Ze smiled slightly and said: "I understand. I was still a little confused when the old man asked me to come over, but after seeing you, these doubts became clear. Brother Chao, there is no need to say more."

Hearing Chen Ze's name, Li Chao also laughed, lightly punched his shoulder and said, "Okay, then I won't say anything, but you are going to visit the old man in a few days."

Chen Ze agreed: "That's for sure. I came here with my old man's will this time."

"Hahaha." After hearing this, Li Chao laughed loudly.

Afterwards, the two chatted for a few more words before Li Chao got up and left. He was going to tell the news to others.

Chen Ze didn't try to persuade him to stay. He also had some questions to ask the old man.

After Li Chao left, Chen Ze immediately called the old man.

The grandfather and grandson chatted for about half an hour before hanging up the phone.

His guess was correct, and the old man even praised him vigorously. Chen Ze could think of something so far beyond his imagination.

Chen Ze also had the ability to predict this for five years before he could guess this, especially the surname of his future deputy. Without this, Chen Ze would not dare to take the initiative.

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the next morning.

Chen Ze put on his formal clothes, stood up and walked out of the room. There were already a dozen people waiting for him outside, led by Qian Jun.

"Uncle Qian, let's go."

Qian Jun could clearly feel that Chen Ze was different today than when he saw him two days ago. There was an indescribable change.

But he didn't say anything, nodded, and followed Chen Ze out of the hotel.

……

nine thirty.

Under the Kyoto World Financial Center building, countless business celebrities and elites gathered here, and countless reporters took photos and records of the crowds of people coming and going.

At this moment, ByteDance’s valuation is nearly 100 billion U.S. dollars, but it doesn’t even have a headquarters building, and there are offices everywhere.

According to Byte, they advocate decentralization. There is no headquarters, no center, and no power center. It’s just this thing...

You know everything.

The disadvantage of doing this is obvious, it is not strong enough.

For example, this time, other companies with valuations close to 100 billion US dollars would definitely handle this kind of financing bidding event with great fanfare at their own headquarters, which would increase the company's visibility.

But because Byte does not have a headquarters building, it can only rent a floor in the World Financial Center.

……

"Mr. Shen from Sequoia Capital is here."

"Holy shit, Mr. Peng from Pan-Atlantic."

"SoftBank's Son Masaichi is also here."

"Mr. Hu from Primavera Capital."

Even some well-informed old media people couldn't help but be stunned when they saw this scene, and then pressed the shutter frantically. This is all material.

At this moment, five Rolls-Royce Phantoms drove over slowly.