Although Wang Huiwen was a little annoyed that Cao Cao Dianping slapped them in the face one after another, he has always been very vigilant about his business.
To be able to get into his position, in addition to the support of his old classmate Wang Xing, he still has some abilities.
Of course, the relationship between the relatives and classmates of the star within the magnesium cluster is extremely powerful.
It is also very exclusive, and many senior executives have been squeezed out and resigned by them.
Wang Xing relies most heavily on his wife, who holds the power of finance and personnel appointments.
The other one is Wang Huiwen, an old classmate who started a business with him during the New Year.
"Mr. Wang, look, Cao Cao Dianping has held a press conference."
Wang Huiwen's secretary hurried in, her high heels clicking loudly.
"Press conference?"
Wang Hui was stunned for a moment and took the tablet handed over by his secretary.
This press conference will still be held in the form of live broadcast.
“Douyin live broadcast?”
Wang Huiwen's face suddenly turned ugly.
Since Douyin became popular, Magnesium Tuan has been trying to publicize the good deeds of Magnesium Tuan riders to increase its brand influence.
Unfortunately, most videos are blocked and do not receive any exposure resources.
Even if the Magnesium Group was dissatisfied and protested, little would be gained.
A technical error on Douyin's side was enough to determine the fate of the matter.
On the contrary, Cao Cao's Su Da riders are particularly popular on Douyin.
Various good people and good deeds have been exposed repeatedly, and the brand's influence has skyrocketed.
This gap made Wang Huiwen furious more than once.
Wang Hui asked his secretary: "Douyin didn't have a live broadcast function before, right?"
The secretary replied: "This is a function that has been added recently. It seems that the live broadcast function is still under internal testing. This time it is just a live broadcast channel specially added to cooperate with Cao Cao Dianping."
Wang Huiwen asked: "Well, how many people are watching?"
"It should be tens of millions. This live broadcast is directly and forcefully recommended to all users.
This is an official recommendation, and many people watch the live broadcast.
I saw in the preview of the show that some lucky users will be drawn, but it’s unclear what the prizes will be.”
Wang Hui frowned after hearing this and continued to watch the live broadcast on the tablet.
The quality of the live broadcast is very good, with several figures appearing in the middle of the shot.
Wang Hui's pupils shrank when he heard that Zhang Tao was greeting the audience in the live broadcast room.
"Hello everyone, I am Zhang Tao, CEO of Cao Cao Dianping.
I am honored to meet you all again through Douyin live broadcast.
We held a press conference this time mainly to promote a brand.
You may be a little curious about the identities of these people around me, please let me introduce them in turn."
Zhang Tao was the host of this press conference. There were more than a dozen figures of different ages sitting on the stage, who were introduced by Zhang Tao one after another.
"Lv Shuyou, a senior culinary master in the industry, is famous all over the world."
"Otis, a well-known gourmet in the industry."
"Zhang Shu, food lovers."
…
There are more than ten people with different social statuses, some are unknown ordinary people, some are top chefs, and some are well-known gourmets.
The audience in the live broadcast room was even more curious about Zhang Tao's actions and listened patiently to Zhang Tao's introduction.
“Chinese people have always been dissatisfied with the Michelin Guide.
Why should a foreign popular list make decisions for us Chinese people?
Therefore, we, Cao Cao Dianping, decided to formulate a dining guide that suits the taste buds of Chinese people.
We do not seek profit, we only seek to allow all Chinese people and tourists from all over the world to experience the beauty of Chinese culture through delicious food and feel this cultural confidence that has been passed down for five thousand years."
Zhang Tao smiled and turned sideways. A black book appeared on the hotel's big screen, with gorgeous pearls appearing on it.
“This is the Black Pearl Guide launched by Cao Cao Dianping.
We will hire more professionals and food lovers to form the review committee.
Visit restaurants anonymously and select three levels of restaurants.
The top-notch Black Pearl Three Diamond restaurant, we think it will be a perfect restaurant that everyone must eat once in their lifetime.
We will score from three dimensions: cooking level, restaurant level, inheritance and innovation, and then we will officially announce the list.
At the same time, we introduced an independent third-party agency, PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhongtian Accounting Firm.
They will implement agreed procedures for the review phase of the work.
We promise to strictly adhere to the principle of impartiality and select food guides that meet the tastes of Chinese people!"
There was thunderous applause at the scene, and the barrage in the live broadcast room went crazy.
"666, I already dislike the Michelin guide. What qualifications does a tire seller have to select our Chinese restaurants?"
"Black Pearl Guide Oli! Don't compromise on money, truly select the top restaurants!"
“I’m really looking forward to the Black Pearl three-diamond restaurant. Once the list is announced, check in one by one!”
“It’s better to choose a few down-to-earth restaurants for local tycoons. Don’t make them too expensive. I really can’t afford them!”
…
Zhang Tao didn't finish his words, and then said with a smile: "We have warmed up before, and the audience in the live broadcast room will receive a mysterious grand prize, which is the quota for the Super King meal."
"With what we call the Super King Meal, winning users can choose a restaurant of their choice after being selected by the Black Pearl Guide and consume it according to the highest standards."
"This benefit was specially approved by Mr. Chen. Mr. Chen plans to draw 1,000 lucky users in the live broadcast room. We will use the Douyin lottery mini program to draw the prize on time at 8 o'clock tonight. I hope everyone can win!"
As soon as Zhang Tao finished speaking, the barrage in the live broadcast room completely exploded.
"Oh my god, as expected, we have to go to Mr. Chen for the lottery. How much money will we have to spend?"
"If you encounter a restaurant with an average per capita of 5,000 yuan, Mr. Chen will give away 10,000 yuan for just one quota?"
"Ho ho ho! The Super King meal is waiting for me!"
"It's time to show my identity as the European Emperor for more than 20 years. You should give up now."
"I have a hunch that the Douyin lottery mini program will crash tonight!"
…
At the end of the press conference, Black Pearl Guide ranked first on all the hot search lists as expected.
In particular, the Super King meal has continued to increase its popularity.
As Zhang Tao said, there is no quota and the price will be based on the most expensive standard.
Countless netizens rushed to tell each other, downloaded Douyin one after another, and waited for the lottery results at 8pm.
The engineers in Douyin's technical department have become accustomed to the big boss's various tricks.
Calmly add servers to avoid being paralyzed during the lottery.
"Mr. Hong, since the live broadcast ended, the number of our daily active users has begun to increase rapidly, and it is expected to exceed 200 million daily active users."
When Zhong Yuan reported, his voice was trembling.
Looking at domestic short video platforms, Douyin is the only one with over 100 million daily active users.
Kuaishou currently has about 87 million daily active users, and it is not far away from reaching over 100 million.
Douyin is already one position ahead of Kuaishou, and now it has the opportunity to triple this lead!
Hong Jun was equally excited, but as the brains behind Douyin, he had to calm down.
"The technical department must not fall behind. Mr. Zhong, you are personally responsible for it."
"The number of places to be drawn for the Super King meal must be fair, and the male to female ratio on the best winning list should be controlled at one to one."
"The results will be sent to Director Chen as soon as they come out. I believe Director Chen will be very satisfied with our results."
Hong Jun is full of confidence. Although Douyin has not split its financing, its results are no worse than Kuaishou, which has joined Tengxun.
When Kuaishou had only 50 million daily active users, it was valued at US$3 billion.
Douyin has achieved over 100 million daily active users, so why not double its valuation?
Chen Dongcheng has no intention of splitting up Douyin for financing.
Of the remaining US$400 million from the previous loan, half was paid to Zhongrong Group as a deposit.
The remaining US$200 million will be reserved as Douyin development funds.
The money-burning part of short video platforms is that they need to continue to attract new users and support content creators.
Without high-quality content, you will naturally not be able to retain users.
Without users, it is impossible to attract high-quality creators to join.
The number of people online in Douyin’s lottery has already exceeded 200 million and has stabilized at around 230 million.
Douyin immediately released the news about such a terrifying daily active user.
“With 230 million people participating in lottery draws online, Douyin’s lottery applet was overwhelmed and collapsed!”
No need to think about this, the news must have been released deliberately to create heat.
The lottery program crashed intentionally, and many users took screenshots, which only pushed the popularity to a new level.
The moment the final lottery results were announced, Douyin’s daily active users reached 265 million!
The extremely terrifying daily activity data further stimulated the already fanatical capital.
Short videos must be the next trend, and they will create a very lasting seal!
This is the result that many investment institutions have reached after careful analysis.
As the most dazzling star in the short video platform, Douyin’s commercial value far exceeds that of Kuaishou, and its daily active user data is even higher than that of Kuaishou.
This resulted in countless celebrity venture capital investors visiting Hong Jun one after another, and each one offered higher valuations than the last.
Everyone dares to conclude that as long as Douyin is split and financed, its valuation will exceed 10 billion US dollars.
Many investment institutions even quoted a valuation of tens of billions of dollars, which made Hong Jun feel itchy.
Seeing such a high valuation, which product manager can withstand the commotion?
But Douyin belongs to Cao Cao Group and Chen Dongcheng.
Even if Hong Jun was itchy, he didn't dare to have any small thoughts.
In his position, countless people were staring at him with red eyes.
If you want to keep your position, you have to strictly follow Chen Dongcheng's orders so that you won't be squeezed out by others.
Mr. Chen, who was in the capital, was receiving a guest that he couldn't avoid.
Peng Zhijian of Yuansheng Capital.
Peng Zhijian got off the plane and hurried to the Ideal International Building.
When they met, Lao Peng smiled and gave Chen Dongcheng a hug.
"Long time no see, Mr. Chen is even more charming now than before."
"Haha, Lao Peng, please stop dragging me out. We have something to talk about."
Peng Zhijian smiled and said: "I want to invest in Douyin."
"This won't work."
"Then I'll invest in Cao's stock."
"This is even worse."
Peng Zhijian spread his hands: "Then what do you think I can do?"
"Business matters are not urgent. I will arrange a place for you to live first."
"No, I booked the hotel myself. Let's talk about business first."
Lao Peng was so stubborn that Mr. Chen was really helpless.
Chen Dongcheng sighed: "Lao Peng, I understand your difficulties. Fund raising has become more and more difficult in the past two years.
Being able to invest in a star project will be good for you in raising funds in the future.
But Douyin and Cao control the shares, so I really have no intention of cooperating with other countries in the short term."
"It doesn't matter if we can't invest in the short term. If there is a day when external financing comes, I hope Mr. Chen will give us priority."
Peng Zhijian had a very good attitude. He was not disappointed at being rejected, but smiled and made a condition.
"It's not a problem to consider you. I'm afraid you can't afford it!"
Chen Dongcheng sighed, looking a little embarrassed.