After having a pleasant chat with Mr. Duan, Zhou Dongsheng couldn't resist the warm invitation of Mr. Duan and his wife, so he stayed here for two days.
During these two days, Zhou Dongsheng often had long talks with Duan Yongping. The contents of the conversations covered a wide range of topics, and the topics were not limited to domestic and foreign topics. They probably wanted to use this to get a glimpse of the future together.
For Zhou Dongsheng, this is undoubtedly what he is best at. Under the premise of knowing a part of the future as a basis, no matter how blindly Zhou Dongsheng talks...
It sounds like there are traces to follow and it is convincing, and through this short time together, Mr. Duan has undoubtedly gained a better understanding of the young man Zhou Dongsheng.
Involuntarily, Mr. Duan was full of expectations for Zhou Dongsheng's future and wanted to see what kind of personal legend this young man would create.
Especially since he has agreed to hand over 1 billion U.S. dollars to his management. Even considering Mr. Duan's bottomless assets, he is not to the point where he does not take 1 billion U.S. dollars seriously.
Although it is not a free gift, this $1 billion bet is enough to express his personal stance. The rest depends on Zhou Dongsheng's personal performance.
As long as Zhou Dongsheng's mind is flexible enough, just using this 1 billion US dollars as a bargaining chip can easily pry some funds from him...
After all, the investor of this US$1 billion is Duan Yongping, known as "Oriental Buffett".
Pulling a tiger's skin to make a big banner is a routine operation for most successful people. Even Mr. Duan himself has done this kind of thing frequently.
Especially in the initial stage of accumulating capital, people without any means will not be able to reach this point. But unknowingly, they have become a big banner and can be used by others.
There is no such thing as a feast that lasts forever, and it seems that the time has come to November, which also means that 2017 is getting closer and closer.
For Zhou Dongsheng, he felt more or less a sense of time urgency. After all, his time was to "use a little and use less."
As for the closure of 2016, there are still many things waiting for Zhou Dongsheng to do, especially at home.
The investment attempts in overseas markets can only be regarded as small experiments at best, but Zhou Dongsheng's real foundation must be the Dongsheng Group, which is rooted in this three-thirds of domestic land.
And with the arrival of 2017, several of his projects are almost about to come to fruition.
It's time for Zhou Dongsheng to make a decision, so at this time, it is natural that he, the hands-off boss, cannot be left out to "preside over the overall situation" in person.
A person who has traveled a hundred miles has only half a mile, and if he ends up falling short in the end, that is something Zhou Dongsheng cannot accept.
Wouldn't that make him a suffocator?
So Zhou Dongsheng also said goodbye to Mr. Duan and his wife at the right time. Mr. Duan was not surprised by this and just patted Zhou Dongsheng on the shoulder and said.
"While you are young, do what you think is right. Even if the final result is not ideal, at least you will not regret it."
Zhou Dongsheng was slightly surprised by this unique message on life, but he kept it in his heart.
Then he smiled casually and said, "Okay, Mr. Duan, I will try my best to prevent you from losing all your money so quickly!"
Mr. Duan couldn't help but laugh, shook his head, but still waved to bid farewell to the group and left his manor.
"He is indeed an interesting young man. No wonder you appreciate him so much." Liu Xin, who was accompanying Mr. Duan, sighed to herself.
As a virtuous wife who has always been by Mr. Duan's side, I have traveled extensively with Duan Yongping over the years, and naturally I have gotten to know a lot of people.
But even so, Zhou Dongsheng can be regarded as a very special one. Many impossible factors came together to create an unexpected "miracle".
There were very few stories of people who came from a wild background and managed to make a name for themselves by "starting from scratch", even in their time.
After all, birds of a feather flock together, and the accumulation of connections and resources is often crucial.
Even she and Duan Yongping have an alumni relationship, and perhaps in order to repay Mr. Duan's favor, Ding Sanshi also joined hands with Mr. Duan to donate 40 million US dollars to his alma mater.
In one fell swoop, it set a record for the highest donation to a domestic university at that time!
The function of a circle is often subtle and silent, and only those who are in it can truly appreciate the various benefits it brings.
Just like academic qualifications, only those who have them will feel that they are unimportant and are just an insignificant "stepping stone".
But without this stepping stone, sometimes there is no door for many things.
However, even Zhou Dongsheng, who didn't even have a "stepping stone", forced the door open and broke into a new world.
This kind of miracle is even more incredible in the context of the current era.
"He is only in his early twenties, and his future is limitless. Let's wait and see." Mr. Duan also said with emotion.
It is said that fame starts early. Most entrepreneurs have laid a solid foundation for their careers as early as college, and then they can thrive after entering the society.
However, Zhou Dongsheng already had a foundation when others were still in college. One step leads to another. Who knows what level Zhou Dongsheng will reach in the future?
Of course, it is not ruled out that one mistake will lead to eternal hatred and disappear from everyone. It is not that they have never seen such a thing.
As for whether it is "injuring Zhongyong" or "the golden scales are not things in the pond", this answer can only be answered by time.
After leaving Duan Lao's manor, the group headed non-stop to the International Airport in San Francisco.
After all, if you want to fly across the Pacific Ocean, you still need to go through a long flight of more than 20 hours.
Of course, the only ones leaving the United States are Zhou Dongsheng and Li Jiana. As for Lu Sifang, he needs to temporarily stay on the other side of the ocean to take charge of the overall situation.
Whether it's forming an overseas investment team, getting the $1 billion from Mr. Duan, or facilitating Zhou Dongsheng's scheduling.
Obviously, they all need someone they can trust to stay here temporarily.
As for Zhou Dongsheng now, the talents available at his disposal are also quite limited, and there is no one other than Lu Sifang.
Fortunately, Lu Sifang had no resistance at all to becoming a "frontier official". Instead, he felt that this was a good opportunity for him to make contributions.
After all, the management within the group has already secretly begun to engage in involution. Every opportunity to make contributions is precious. If you want to go further on this ship...
Naturally, we must cherish every opportunity, and for Lu Sifang, this overseas investment business is undoubtedly his breakthrough.
Especially after getting involved in Zhou Dongsheng's favor, he also got in touch with the elder Duan. We are all in a foreign country, and we don't look at the face of the monk to see the face of the Buddha...
If you move around more in the future, won't this opportunity come?
Lu Sifang has already begun to make his own little calculations in his heart, not to mention that for people without language barriers, the other side of the ocean is just a relatively distant business trip.
At San Francisco International Airport, Zhou Dongsheng and others got off the bus.
Zhou Dongsheng patted Lu Sifang on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Old Lu, I'll leave the business here to you. Keep in touch at any time. If you have anything, report to me as soon as possible. There's no need to consider the time difference."
Lu Sifang couldn't help but feel shocked. This also gave him a lot of authority, so Lu Sifang recited his exclusive lines again.
"I understand, and I am willing to do my best for the chairman." Lu Sifang said very respectfully.
Zhou Dongsheng couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction. The former had been following him for a while, and his performance had not been bad. He was already one of his confidants.
In this regard, Zhou Dongsheng doesn't mind giving a little more sweetness. If you want the horse to run, you have to give the horse more grass, right?
He was generous to those under his opponents, but behaved generously to outsiders. Zhou Dongsheng disdained such despicable methods of oppression.
Brilliant squeezing methods often adopt simple and ancient methods of squeezing...
"If you have some spare money, you can also consider investing in digital currency. If you believe me..."
At this point, Zhou Dongsheng stopped talking, patted Lu Sifang on the shoulder and walked towards the interior of the airport.
Having said that, whether he can seize this opportunity depends on Lu Sifang's understanding.
After following you for so long, you must still have some courage, right?
Zhou Dongsheng thought with great interest that as his scope of influence grows larger and larger, the people around him will always be affected a lot subtly.
At the very least, with Zhou Dongsheng as a variable, it would be impossible for them to continue on their original life trajectory.
As to whether it is good or bad, it is obviously still unknown until everything is finalized.
At the same time, Zhou Dongsheng couldn't help but think of a widely circulated story, especially in the Chaoshan area.
That is the story of Li Chaoren and his personal driver. The core of the story is nothing more than the principle that those who are close to red are red and those who are close to ink are black.
Under the influence of Li Chaoren, his driver only needs a few tricks to become a multi-millionaire that is out of reach for most people.
This story also planted the seed of hugging a thigh in Zhou Dongsheng's heart. It took him half his life, but he never found the thigh that belonged to him.
But now, he already has the potential to become this big player. At the same time, Zhou Dongsheng couldn't help but think of the classic quotes of a certain success master.
"I will give five million to anyone who betrays me, let alone those who are loyal to me? Hear the applause!"
I wonder if you are also deeply affected by this story?
Zhou Dongsheng couldn't help but think of it in a bad way.
At the same time, sitting in the comfortable first-class cabin, the plane took off slowly, looking at the blue sky and white clouds outside the window, Zhou Dongsheng couldn't help but think about it.
This private jet is not expensive. If you have the chance, you can consider using it as a whole for fun. After you retire early like Mr. Duan, you can fly around the world to experience the prosperity of this world.
Now that you have a private jet, a private yacht is naturally indispensable. When you are tired of flying, you can also transfer to a private yacht and then travel around the world. The earth is round anyway.
It has to be said that these things that seemed out of reach to Zhou Dongsheng before are now within reach for him.
Whether it is a private jet or a private yacht, it is no longer an unaffordable expense for Zhou Dongsheng.
But obviously, it's not time for Zhou Dongsheng to retreat from the rapids yet.
Now is the time to strike while the iron is hot.
………
And when Zhou Dongsheng was far away on the other side of the ocean, happy to miss Shu, the country could not be in a stagnant stage, and what should happen would still happen.
Seeing that the new year is approaching, all walks of life are full of energy and starting to think of ways to make big moves.
Among them, it is worth mentioning that perhaps a disruptor has reappeared in the short video field, Ame!
The three letters of unknown meaning, perhaps meaning "self" or "true self", capture the idea of a music short video product that is exactly the same as Douyin.
Almost pixel-level imitation and competition with homogeneous content have begun to sound the horn in the short video field.
At the beginning, as the leader of Wenxue Network, the menacing Ame did not attract his attention and was regarded as a poor imitator.
Now that Douyin has a base of hundreds of millions of users, will it be easily defeated by an imitator?
What a joke!
However, what Yang Luyu did not expect was that not only did this poor imitator become popular, but some users even began to confuse the two applications.
At this time, no matter how slow Yang Luyu reacted, he gradually realized the sense of crisis, especially after investigation, he discovered that this software called Ame had a great background.
Yang Luyu finally couldn't sit still anymore and began to pursue and intercept him in every possible way. He thought that by holding high the banner of genuine products, he would be able to easily strangle the imitators to death in their infancy.
However, the effect was not as good as Yang Luyu imagined. After all, the Toutiao system behind Ame not only controls its own traffic system, but also has the accumulation of technology and funds that is not inferior to Wen.
Learn the basics of the Internet.
The collision between the two is completely head-to-head.
Relying on the continuous traffic of the Toutiao series, Ame's traffic has steadily increased, and for the two leaders in the short video field, they are naturally happy to sit back and enjoy the gains.
The sudden rise of Douyin has already made them feel a lot of pressure. Seeing that the industry is about to become a tripartite...
Unexpectedly, Cheng Yaojin suddenly appeared and headed towards Douyin, a latecomer. It would be great if this powerful competitor could be eliminated.
Even if it doesn't work, it would be a good thing to be able to slow down its development a little. After all, Douyin has been too eye-catching during this period of time.
There are already signs of success in the short video industry. The cake in the short video industry is only so big. If Douyin takes one more bite, others will naturally have to take one less bite.
Therefore, while the two were fighting each other, the other two companies also made stumbling blocks and tried every means to suppress the development of Douyin.
For a time, Douyin was somewhat forgotten by everyone, so much so that during this period of time, Yang Luyu was a little anxious and tired of dealing with it.
At the same time, the headline group behind Ame once again released a bombshell.
"At present, the company has completed the relevant matters of the D round of financing, and now officially discloses some details to the public. The scale of the D round of financing has reached 1 billion US dollars, led by Sequoia Capital. With this amount of funds, we will increase our investment in the short term.
Strategic deployment of the video industry..."
The public disclosure of this information also indicates that the valuation of the Toutiao Group has officially exceeded tens of billions of dollars, reaching a new level.
With such a large amount of capital injected and abundant guns and ammunition, Toutiao is eyeing the cake in the short video field.
