In the second half of 2017, with the release of the new algorithm, Douyin continued to be popular, with total users exceeding 250 million and daily Toutiao users exceeding 550 million. Yuandian Technology launched Series B financing.
This round of financing was carried out very quickly, with a total of 12% additional equity issued, US$1.8 billion raised, and a post-financing valuation of up to US$15 billion.
After this round of financing, Li Mu still holds 66% of the equity of Yuandian Technology.
At this time, on the basis of the country's strong promotion of speed increase and fee reduction, traffic fees have dropped rapidly, and short videos have gradually become popular among the people.
The newly acquired US$1.8 billion was subsequently spent generously by Li Mu to quickly promote and seize the market.
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Soon, time entered 2018, and the US$1.8 billion raised in the previous year was quickly burned, and the results were extremely remarkable. The total number of users of Douyin exceeded 400 million, and the total number of daily Toutiao users exceeded 700 million.
In May 2018, Yuandian Technology launched the C round of financing, once again taking out 12% of the equity and raising US$3.36 billion. The post-financing valuation is as high as US$28 billion, making it a well-known domestic unicorn company.
After dilution, Li Mu’s shares in Yuandian Technology dropped to 58.08%.
Subsequently, Yuandian Technology won the naming rights of the Spring Festival Gala at a high price of 3.8 billion yuan. The unique influence of the Spring Festival Gala, coupled with the shake-to-grab red envelope activity, led to another surge in Douyin users.
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As time enters 2019, Douyin has begun to internationalize and has made considerable achievements. In April, Origin Technology launched its D-round financing.
This time, the company invested a total of 13% of its equity and raised US$5.85 billion at a post-financing valuation of US$45 billion.
The announcement shocked the country. As an unlisted technology company, it raised US$5.85 billion in a single round, setting a record.
Li Mu instantly became famous and became a well-known Internet tycoon in China.
Origin Technology’s valuation of US$45 billion is indeed dazzling, and it is worthy of the envy and admiration of others. But only Li Mu knows that, limited by his own abilities and vision, even with real-world bytes as a reference, the development of Origin Technology is still Quite a bit off.
In the real world, this is ByteDance, which has a valuation of more than 100 billion US dollars and dozens of products, which are much better than the current Origin Technology.
This is not only a problem of starting a business late, but also a problem of Li Mu's own ability. Even if he has real-world experience to refer to and learn from, not everyone can become a business tycoon without taking detours.
However, it cannot be said that he did not do well. With his real-world experience, he was able to develop Origin Technology to this scale, which is already very impressive.
However, at this point, the timeline is only a few months away from the real world, and the experience and information that the real world can provide are basically gone.
Next, how will the development of Origin Technology be? It depends entirely on his own ability.
Good or bad!
However, this also means that the timeline for his return to the real world is getting closer and closer. According to the rules, the real world, as the main world, and the timeline of the film and television world cannot exceed the timeline of the real world.
This means that he must return to reality in a few months. Although there is a chance to come back in the future, he doesn’t know when.
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The Happy Five Sisters online media company has also developed well in recent years. It just completed a C round of financing some time ago with a valuation of 3 billion yuan.
The five sisters have become rich little women with a net worth of over 100 million. They have also bought a car and a house in Shanghai, realizing their dream of settling down in Shanghai.
For Fan Shengmei, Guan Ju'er, and Qiu Yingying, girls from other places, the changes in the past few years are like a dream, and they never imagined that they would reach this point.
Not only has the value changed, but after years of training, personal abilities have also grown, and everyone has become more confident. Compared with a few years ago, there have been radical changes.
Regarding Fan Shengmei and Qu Xiaoxiao, Li Mu made it clear very early on that he had no intention of getting married. They were free to come and go without interference.
However, in the past few years, the two of them didn't know what they were thinking. Not only did they have no intention of leaving, their relationship became even better, and they became better best friends than Qiu Yingying and Guan Ju'er, which was surprising.
Fan Shengmei and Qu Xiaoxiao became good friends? This news confused Li Mu for a long time.
Fan Shengmei and Qu Xiaoxiao? They couldn’t see eye to eye with each other when they first met. They were incompatible with each other. How could such two people become best friends?
Li Mu was confused, but soon his doubts were answered. Fan Shengmei and Qu Xiaoxiao even joined forces and asked him to play poker and learn English.
I thought that after revealing that they didn't want to get married, the two of them would choose to leave after thinking about it. I don't know what they thought, but they actually acquiesced to this relationship and even joined forces to fight together.
Li Mu did not want to interfere with their choices. He did not hide the fact that he was a philanderer and not getting married. The two women were free to choose whatever they wanted.
Andy's mentality has changed a lot in the past few years. In the past, let alone getting married and having children, he even rejected falling in love. In the past two years, I don't know if he has figured it out? Or has thought about it? His mentality has gradually changed.
Although I am still afraid of marriage and have no plans to get married, I am inevitably lonely and sometimes I even fantasize about adopting a child.
However, there is no biological biological parent among those adopted.
Under Li Mu's temptation, I slowly became a little moved. As a woman, who doesn't want to be a mother for once?
Everyone appreciates good men, and Andy is no exception. Even though he knew that Li Mu was a philanderer, Andy also had no plans to get married, so he didn't care that much.
That evening, Li Mu was reading at home, and Andy came over with two bottles of red wine. The two chatted for a while, had a few drinks, and the atmosphere gradually became more intense.
Li Mu noticed that Andy was a little strange today and said: "Andy, you..."
Andy took a sip of red wine, as if to muster up his courage.
"Li Mu, you are the only man I don't reject physical contact with so far. I think..."
Li Mu instantly understood her purpose. The two had discussed this topic before: "I want a child."
Andy, who was such a cold person, immediately turned red, lowered his head and did not even dare to look at Li Mu.
Li Mu drank the red wine in his glass in one gulp, glanced at Andy who was blushing, and without saying anything else, he picked him up and walked to the bedroom.
Andy's face was red and she buried her head in Li Mu's arms. She remained motionless. Only her trembling body proved how unpeaceful she was inside.
The moon was setting in the west, the sky was filled with stars, and with a painful groan, a cheerful piece of music played.
Early next morning.
Andy lay in Li Mu's arms: "Thank you, Li Mu!"
Li Mu smiled and said, "Thank you for what? You made me such a huge profit."
Andy's face turned slightly red and he didn't know what to say.
Li Mu gently stroked her smooth skin with one hand.
"However, Andy, you should understand that I am a very carefree person. I can have children, but I cannot give you a marriage."
Andy glared at him: "I'm not blind about you and Xiaofan Xiaoqu. But like you, I don't want to get married. It would be good to have a child, so as not to be lonely when I grow old."
Li Mu said: "You think so clearly?"
Andy sighed: "You know my situation. I have already mustered up a lot of courage to choose to have children. I don't want to get married because I don't want to hurt anyone."
"Besides, I don't understand how you rich people can be single-minded in your life."
Li Mu moved one hand gently: "Speaking of me, I admit it. Where is Lao Tan! Is this the same?"
Andy said: "What do you think!"
Without waiting for Li Mu to answer, he continued: "Old Tan has a lot of girlfriends. When I first met him, his mantra was too little money and too many beauties; when the business became prosperous, his mantra
Too little time, too many beauties; now the mantra is life is too short, too many beauties.”
"However, he takes beauty very lightly. He never delays his work when he enjoys himself. He even turned his love rival into a comrade on several occasions."
The two chatted for a while, and then Li Mu got up. Andy was feeling unwell and might have to rest at home for two days.
A few months passed, and the time for Li Mu to return to reality was getting closer and closer. Andy communicated with him frequently during this period, and finally got what he wanted.
She just submitted her resignation and is going back to the United States.
Although Li Mu was a little reluctant, he still agreed. Fortunately, with the size of Origin Technology, there is no shortage of excellent chief financial officers.
In this way, we are getting closer and closer to the real world timeline, and the time of return is getting closer and closer.
Finally, one night, after Li Mu tasted a few glasses of wine, his heart moved, lights and shadows flickered, and the person disappeared completely.