This is the news that Yang Luyu and Zhu Jun told Lin Yi, because last time, Lin Yi promised that his bid would be higher than the other two bidders.
Lin Yi and his senior sister had previously entrusted Liu Jianni to liquidate part of Wanli Travel's shares, and the amount prepared was US$1 billion.
This is because he knows the price at which Musically was acquired 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 had no intention of winning Musically just by relying on the cash he and his senior sister had.
Otherwise, why are you looking for a bear factory?
Another news brought by Yang Luyu and Zhu Jun is that as more and more players are participating in the bidding for Musically, an important early investor feels that there is a rare commodity and is ready to raise the price.
Because the other party has a veto power, no one can close the deal unless he nods.
Specifically, the other party required that while acquiring Musically, it also had to buy its other two products, namely the news aggregation platform News and the live broadcast platform Live.me.
To put it bluntly, it is a forced buy and sell. Seeing that Musically is popular, I want to sell off the worthless assets in hand.
Yang Luyu and Zhu Jun regretfully expressed that if Lin Yi wants to win Musically, he must first solve this obstacle.
Who is taking advantage of the situation?
That guy's name is Fu Sheng, and he is the CEO of Liebao. As for Liebao, its previous name is more well-known, called 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 well.
Zhang Yiming and Liu Zhen said it lightly in front of them. In fact, Byte is determined to win Musically, and they will not hesitate to bear more costs for this.
"Where's the hand?"
"Kai Shou is very dissatisfied with Fu Sheng's threats, and the negotiations are currently stalled here."
Lin Yi knew that Block Shou was not narrow-minded, but Zhang Yiming's Byte was valued at more than 20 billion U.S. dollars in its latest round of financing, and Block Shou was only about a quarter of that.
This means there is a huge gap in investment capabilities.
Judging from Lin Yi's contact with Yang Luyu and Zhu Jun, their team itself should also be inclined towards Zhang Yiming. It is said that the two parties have known each other for a long time and have some sympathy for each other.
From a business perspective, ByteDance and Musically are also more in tune with each other, and Douyin, which they strongly recommend, was originally a localized product that imitated it.
The current situation is a bit complicated, but Lin Yi has said harsh words and will never allow Musically to slip away from his hands.
The first is Fu Sheng’s question.
The simplest way to deal with it is to accept it all like Zhang Yiming, it is nothing more than paying more money, and the two bundled apps will be treated as garbage.
But not only is this solution uneconomical, Lin Yi doesn't want to condone such disgusting behavior.
He thought of someone.
Although Fu Sheng is the CEO of Jinshan Network, a company called Liebao, its most famous figure is probably Lei Jun, and the latter is still serving as the company's chairman.
Lei Jun from Rice Phone.
Lin Yi had been in contact with Lei Jun in the past for the promotion and financing of Wanli Travel. Of course, they didn't have many contacts. It would not be easy to get Boss Lei to open up online just by brushing his face, and the other party would not be able to explain it to the company.
It doesn't matter, let's talk about business.
Lin Yi went to find him without hesitation, and after a long conversation Lei Jun agreed to help him with the acquisition of Musically, eliminating the need for the two tie-ins.
In exchange, Lin Yi opened up to him the equity of his own car-making subsidiary, which has been named Pengcheng Automobile.
In 2017, Dami's mobile phones were selling well, and he has no plans to build cars himself, but the wave of new energy can no longer be ignored.
Therefore, it is a good business to choose a reliable team to invest in. Li Bing, who had approached Lin Yi before, also received investment from Da Mi.
For Lin Yi, Wanli Travel's car-making business is advancing in an orderly manner, and this business will not always be stuck with the taxi business.
Independence is only a matter of time, and Lin Yi also plans to find more partners. This time he roped in Lei Jun from Rice Phone just in time.
In short, Lin Yi used this to kick away Fu Sheng's stumbling block.
Next, his only opponent was Zhang Yiming.
This time Lin Yi did not simply use bidding to bid, because the founding team of Yang Luyu and Zhu Jun still had a strong say in the ownership of Musically.
The mentality of this team is different from that of Li Yongjin from Dahuangfeng Taxi, Lu Chuanwei and Chen Weixing from Kuaidu Taxi, whom Lin Yi had contacted before.
They must be convinced that if Lin Yilai acquires Musically, they can get more resources and support and achieve better development.
At the same time, they must be given certain benefits.
Lin Yi didn't want to come up with a development plan for Musically. Those vain things are useless. He decided to give the strongest endorsement.
So he went to find Brother Ma again.
"Lin Yi, you are quite energetic. You just made a big splash in the shared bike industry. Now that the matter between Xiaohuang Bicycle and Mobike has not been settled yet, why have you taken such a big step to cross over into short videos?"
Brother Xiao Ma's tone sounded like a joke rather than a question. At least he was not angry at Lin Yi's rash visit.
Lin Yi simply stated his intention: "I know that Goose Factory intends to acquire Musically, but because of Fu Sheng's unreasonable demands, Su Hua has backed down."
"It turns out that Katate doesn't have that much determination, nor is he big enough to swallow Musically easily. He might even suffer from indigestion if he really wants to force the bow."
"So if Goose Factory still plans to eat this cake, it must make plans early."
Since Lin Yi came all the way here today, the so-called early plan was naturally to support him in participating in the merger of Musically.
Brother Xiao Ma asked: "Baishou only makes short videos. If he can't do it, why do you think you can do it?"
Lin Yiyi answered fluently: "The tonality of Kuaishou and Musically are not consistent at all. Even if they are forcibly fused, one of them will die sooner or later."
"And Douyin is basically copied from the Chinese version of Musically, and the other party has its most coveted overseas users and a vast market, so it can be easily integrated."
"But please allow me to emphasize that it was Douyin that copied Musically, not the other way around. The reason why its own local version couldn't make a difference was just because of a lack of funds and technology."
"If there is a strong team and sufficient resources imported, these will not be problems."
Brother Ma didn't care at all whether he copied it or not, and just asked: "Listening to what you say, do you still think it is most logical for Byte to acquire it?"
Lin Yi’s explanation is: “Bytes are bytes, and Goose Factory is Goose Factory. Although it has mainly caused trouble for Bear Factory in the past few years, can Goose Factory really remain indifferent?”
"Pony, there is something you told me. It has been hidden in my heart for several years and has never been told to anyone. Musically only has one chance, so I must remind you."
"Do you remember WhatsApp?"
Lin Yi's specially prepared highlight turned out to be effective, and Xiao Ma's expression changed slightly.