Everything is developing for the better. Xia Zekai smiles every day. Regardless of whether he sees someone he knows or doesn't know, he will smile and nod to say hello, which makes many people a little uncomfortable.
But while he was happy, Xia Zekai also had a headache. After the two sisters went to elementary school, the girl was fine. She had always been quiet, obedient, and did not cause trouble.
But Tongtong was different. She was like a kite that had been flown. She could fly wherever she wanted. Xia Zekai felt like he couldn't control it even while holding the string underneath.
On Wednesday, the fourth day of school for sisters Yatou and Tongtong, after Xia Zekai sent them to school, he chatted with their class teacher Lu Xiao alone, and then he realized that in just a few days, they
What on earth did the second son of the family do?
Listening to Lu Xiao share Tongtong's "great achievements" in school, Xia Zekai was angry and funny, but also very pleased.
Even though Tongtong did get into "fights", every time there was a reason, she stood on the good side and was full of positive energy.
She is sunny at heart, but she just likes to conquer people with her fists!
"Ouch, what a headache!" Xia Zekai rubbed his temples, thinking about how he should guide the next step in dealing with the second child.
"How many people are walking but stuck in the same place/How many people are alive but seem to be dead/How many people are in love but seem to be separated..."
At some point, Xia Zekai's cell phone on the table rang.
This is a new song "Existence" that Wang Feng just released at the end of last year. Xia Zekai liked this song in his previous life. After Wang Feng released it, he downloaded it as a ringtone.
I touched my phone and saw that it was a call from Zhang Yiming, whom I hadn't contacted in a few days.
He was wondering in his heart what Yiming wanted to do with him, but his movements were not slow and he quickly answered the phone: "Hey, Yiming, are you busy lately?"
"Brother Xia, I'm fine, I'm quite busy. How are you doing after you go back?" Zhang Yiming's voice was a little tired, as if he hadn't had a good rest in a long time.
Xia Zekai frowned slightly, wondering what happened to Yiming recently?
"I'm doing pretty well lately. I just check in on my kids every day if I have nothing to do. I go to the company occasionally, and it's nothing major. Yiming, when are you going to get married?"
"Brother Xia, don't be in a hurry before getting married. I'm here to discuss something very important with you this time," Zhang Yiming said.
Xia Zekai didn't think about it, so he simply stopped thinking about it and asked him, "What's going on? Just tell me."
"Brother Xia, the company's account is almost out of money again. I'm thinking of discussing financing with you." Zhang Yiming said.
After Toutiao received a round of internal capital injection at the end of last year, it also ushered in a wave of growth.
Moreover, Zhang Yiming also asked Xia Zekai for advice on the content of Toutiao today. From functional modules to quality content to how to retain new users, Xia Zekai told him a lot of things. After the content of these aspects is updated,
Today's Toutiao has changed dramatically and has truly become an Internet product with substance.
Because of this, after more people downloaded, the software and hardware previously invested in it were no longer enough to support the larger data flow. Zhang Yiming updated several times and added server groups, but a year later, he and Xia Zekai
, Wang Qiong, Liang Rubo and Kaiyun Investment’s total capital increase of 400 million yuan has almost been used. At this stage, new funds are needed to support the further development of Toutiao’s product.
It was precisely because of this that Zhang Yiming came to Xia Zekai to discuss a new round of financing.
He knows very well that apart from a small share of Jiujiufang shares, the only shares he has left are the shares of "Yixing".
Jiujiufang's shares are no longer valuable. Even if he sells all the remaining shares, he can only get tens of millions. However, he doesn't want to cash out the shares in "Yixing" in a short time.
As a result, he no longer has the money to increase the amount.
But Xia Zekai is rich, Wang Qiong, Kaiyun Investment and other large investors are rich, but simply introducing their funds is no longer what Zhang Yiming expects.
At this time, he is even more looking forward to being recognized by the "market", thinking that since the product "Today's Toutiao" is already quite large-scale, he wants to introduce external funds to prop up its slightly withered skeleton.
At this time, the power of capital is needed.
Xia Zekai was no longer Wu Xia Amon. He immediately said: "Yi Ming, send a notice to start the B round of financing."
It has been 21 months since Toutiao was born on January 10, 2011. As of today, it has been 21 months. Especially with the financial support of major capital investors such as Xia Zekai and Haina Asia, Toutiao has developed steadily. The current cumulative downloads and retention
, the daily activity and monthly activity data are very gratifying.
And it is different from new Internet products. While most Internet products are exploring profit models, Toutiao has used its unique model to open up the advertising model. It is supported by huge traffic users.
Toutiao advertising has become an important profit channel.
Zhang Yiming firmly believes that once it is actually put on the market, with a little help from shareholders, it will fly immediately.
Seeing that his former classmate and good brother Liang Rubo had made "Yixing" a success, and "Yixing" had become an important product in the Internet industry, Zhang Yiming also wanted to hurry up and start Toutiao.
Hearing Xia Zekai's agreement, Zhang Yiming took a deep breath and said calmly: "Brother Xia, then I will announce the news to the outside world."
"Well, call me if you need anything," Xia Zekai said.
Hearing Zhang Yiming's 'hmm', Xia Zekai continued: "Yiming, from the very beginning, I knew that 'Today's Toutiao' was a promising product and it would definitely shine in the future.
Don’t limit your vision to just a hobby. We have to look forward. Regarding financing, this time we must let Toutiao get a price that is consistent with its status. Don’t worry about everything, I will take care of everything.”
"If you are really short of money in your account, you can borrow money from Jingtong Development Co., Ltd. and the interest will be calculated on you."
Listening to Xia Zekai's unreserved help, Zhang Yiming felt inexplicably moved in his heart. He nodded sharply: "Brother Xia, don't worry, there will definitely be no problem this time."
After hanging up the phone, Xia Zekai wondered whether to go to the capital again.
He was very worried that Zhang Yiming was still too young and would not be able to control himself and would sell Toutiao at a low price.
But after thinking for a while, he rejected this idea. He thought to himself that if Yi Ming was an eagle, he would fly alone sooner or later. When could he help?
Moreover, capital has always been profit-seeking. If it can see benefits, capital will naturally highlight the value of Toutiao.
They want to lower the price, but they, the second shareholder, still don’t agree!
Thinking of this, Xia Zekai picked up the phone he had just put down. He called Liang Rubo and told him about the matter.
"Brother Xia, Yi Ming is so smart!" Liang Rubo said this.
Xia Zekai heard it. He didn't worry about Zhang Yiming this time. Instead, he asked about Liang Rubo's recent life.
Hearing Liang Rubo say that he hadn't found a girlfriend yet, Xia Zekai became anxious for him: "Rubo, or I'll ask your sister-in-law to introduce you to one."
"Brother Xia, if you say this, I will take it seriously. You must ask your sister-in-law to introduce me to a partner." Liang Rubo said.
Every time he saw Yatou and Tongtong, he was so greedy that he also wanted to have his own child.
But the problem is that he is a grown man and is powerless to have children, so he still has to solve his single problem.
Xia Zekai replied to him: "Just wait, I will tell your sister-in-law when I get home, and you should be prepared for a blind date!"
The two chatted on the phone for a while, and Liang Rubo mentioned one last thing: "Brother Xia, people from Forbes came to the company again some time ago."
"What did they do?" Xia Zekai was puzzled.
Forbes is not just a magazine, they also have many aspects of business.
But this time it was ‘suitable to travel’ simply to understand the situation.
According to Liang Rubo, after it was reported in the market that Tencent Investment and Kaiyun Investment had successfully traded a share privately, this over-the-counter transaction was also accepted by Forbes, but it cannot simply borrow the amount of their transactions.
Evaluate the current assets of 'Easy Travel'.
"It should be the rankings again, Brother Xia, I think you are very likely to be very high this round." Liang Rubo said.
Xia Zekai was silent for a while and then said: "Ignore him, just do whatever you want. If you have to rank me, just rank me first. If you don't want to be ranked first, you can also bring a lot of trouble to the company."
flow."
"Haha, Brother Xia is right." Liang Rubo laughed loudly.
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The news brought by Zhang Yiming and Liang Rubo did not affect Xia Zekai's normal life.
He still sends Yatou and Tongtong to school on time every day, and picks them up on time when school is over.
In addition, Xia Zekai also asked Wang Yi to introduce him to a few more skilled retired comrades. Xia Zekai said it was best to be female, mainly to protect Yatou, Tongtong, his wife and three other children.
Including his parents, Xia Zekai began to take precautions before they happened.
After getting off the car, Xia Zekai saw children wearing uniforms of municipal primary schools running out from the school gate opposite.
"Oh, they're out of school!" Xia Zekai muttered and ran over quickly.
Not long after, I saw Yatou and Tongtong coming out with the team from Class 3, Grade 1.
Different from usual, in addition to being the squad leader, Tongtong now also serves as the sports committee member. It is her job to organize the team after school every day and take the class out.
Not to mention, Tongtong did a great job in this aspect.
