Chapter 164 Ideal Car
“The current Douyin is not up to par.”
Zhang Yiming said it bluntly, but did not object to it.
After all, he and his team have been paying attention to Douyin since it was launched. If it weren't for Yang Zhenyuan and Lu Liang, he would have wanted to acquire it and make it his own.
Douyin’s algorithm and push system are so rubbish, it has completely blinded such a good idea like Musical.ly.
Fashion, music, and beauties are much better than Kuaishou who only know how to be popular, and they already have the ingredients to conquer the whole country.
"Then we can talk about it later when we are qualified."
Lu Liang smiled broadly. He learned this trick from Li Bing. He did this to Mo Bai and Hu Weiwei.
But he is kinder than Li Bing. He will try his best to help Yang Zhenyuan find a good position, such as the general manager of ByteDouyin.
Zhang Yiming couldn't help shaking his head and sighing. These capital investors should pull down the street lamps, otherwise the people will not be angry.
Other people's dreams are just tools for them to make profits. He can imagine how lonely Yang Zhenyuan must be that day.
But as a collaborator,
he doesn’t seem to have the right to criticize others.
Zhang Yiming kindly reminded: "Mr. Yang, please restrain yourself and stop taking advantage of current affairs and social hot topics, which can easily lead to trouble."
He doesn't want Douyin to be on the Internet by the time they take over. The Office’s blacklist.
Lu Liang smiled and said: "Xigua puts too much pressure, but I will remind him to pay attention."
Zhang Yiming left, and Douyin's angel round financing also came to an end. With 15% of the equity, he received Jinshajiang and Sequoia received a total of US$1.5 million in financing.
Yang Zhenyuan came to Lu Liang with a smile on his face and high spirits: "Mr. Lu, what were you and Mr. Zhang talking about just now?"
People who raise money for the first time will have an illusion. Treating valuation as value, there is no doubt that he also has this mentality.
3 million turned into 38.28 million. Yang Zhenyuan felt that leaving Byte and relying on Lu Liang to start a business was the right choice.
"I just came here to have a look and have a casual chat."
Lu Liang smiled and without explaining, asked instead: "I heard that I was warned by the Cyberspace Administration of China last week?"
Yang Zhenyuan looked embarrassed. He also knew that it would be easy to get into trouble by following current affairs and social hot spots, but if he didn't, Douyin would definitely not develop so fast.
"Converge, Xigua is a Chinese video, and it will not directly compete with Douyin for the time being, so don't be so stressed."
Lu Liang has already found a seller for Douyin, naturally I hope it will be stable and not end up being banned.
Yang Zhenyuan nodded. Now with 1.5 million US dollars in financing, he can also launch a support plan for short video authors worth tens of millions.
Douyin can be considered a good start, so it is natural to pay attention to core values, supervise the guidance of public opinion, and standardize the operation of the platform.
"Mr. Lu, don't you go and have a casual meal together?"
Seeing that Lu Liang was leaving, Yang Zhenyuan hurriedly requested that all employees of the company have basically not had a break in recent months. He has been Leverage Lu Liang's fame to inspire people.
If Lu Liang didn't accompany him to have a meal, he might not be able to explain to the company's employees.
Lu Liang laughed in astonishment, and after thinking about it, he agreed: "Just eat some, but I have a date later."
"It's okay, as long as you show your face."
< br>At the lunch gathering, there were 23 people in the entire company, and Lu Liang really just showed up and offered a toast with tea instead of wine.
After leaving the restaurant, Lu Liang took a bus to Zhongguancun in the capital, where the headquarters of Li Auto was settled.
The development principles of Li Xiang and Li Bing are very similar. They both jumped from the automobile platform to new energy.
Since Wen Chao had contacted Li Xiang early in the morning,
Lu Liang's arrival was also warmly received.
"Mr. Lu, you are here. Please forgive me if the reception was not good." Li Xiang smiled broadly, which was in sharp contrast to the hot temper rumored in the public.
After all, a bad temper depends on the person you are dealing with.
Lu Liang is extremely optimistic about the new energy industry. He first invested 10 million US dollars in Weilai and then invested 1 billion yuan in Jude, making him a proper financial backer.
He dares to criticize his peers, the media, and technical staff, but he does not dare to criticize the funders, especially since Ideal is currently short of money.
"Mr. Li, you don't have to be too polite, I just stopped by to take a look." Lu Liang smiled and saw a slogan written on the wall, 'Create a mobile home'.
This sentence also sets the main tone for Li Auto, focusing on medium and large luxury SUVs. This positioning is very good. If Lu Liang drove the car himself, he would prefer SUVs.
Although the car had a better view, he had the illusion that he could see farther if he sat higher.
Li Xiang said with a smile: "Mr. Lu, according to our survey, Chinese people especially love SUVs. There is also a saying that big is beautiful and long is good."
"There are also many special edition cars in our country. They are often larger and longer than the standard models in Europe and the United States, and are very popular among consumers.”
Although Lu Liang said he was just taking a look, he was unwilling to miss such a good opportunity to elaborate on his ideal car-making concept.
Build a luxury family car brand and provide safe and convenient products and services to family users through innovative technologies.
The first concept car is a mid-to-large luxury SUV. It does not waste time on vain honors.
Lu Liang laughed in astonishment: "Mr. Li, what you are talking about is Weilai?"
"Yes, Mr. Lu, with all due respect, in my opinion Li Bing's Weilai is a pure waste." It’s a waste of time and money.”
Li Xiang nodded, his eyes full of contempt for NIO. Copying Tesla is just a mistake.
Nowadays, the country is so dedicated to promoting the new energy market, and it still engages in those that are not available. He personally despises them in real name.
Lu Liang smiled and said: "Each company has a different philosophy. Right and wrong can only be tested by time."
He suddenly thought of making a movie. Li Bing's choice was to make a literary film first to gain reputation and win awards.
Li Xiang’s choice was very straightforward. He made commercial comedy films just to make money.
Li Xiang smiled confidently: "Mr. Lu, time will prove that my choice is correct."
Lu Liang suddenly smiled: "Mr. Li, I like your confidence, when Series A financing?”
Li Xiang also smiled: “In May this year”
"When the time comes, remember to send me an invitation letter."
"Definitely."
Although Li Xiang is arrogant, he is very charming.
Lu Liang has already invested in Weilai anyway, so he doesn’t mind investing in Ideal again. There must be no one left.
“Sedans, medium and large SUVs, and Xpeng’s compact SUVs.”
On the way back, Lu Liang raised his head and thought. It seemed difficult to stand out among the models.
After thinking about it, it seems that the only way left is intelligent driving: "Is Tesla really on the right track?"
Lu Liang thought, that car can only drive but cannot At ten kilometers, the Model X was dismantled to pieces.
Tesla rarely stacks configurations, and the focus of development has always been on intelligent driving systems.
To put it bluntly, the interior is indeed rubbish.
"Another iOS?"
Lu Liang gradually realized that he should start with the car and intelligent driving system first.
Because no matter whether it is Weilai or Ideal, they do not have core technology, and they are essentially deploying on the heap.
As long as the core technology is available, it is never too late to enter the market. We even let brands such as Weilai Ideal help him test the technology first.
“Go to Huaqing University.”
Lu Liang spent three days in Beijing and spent US$20 million to build a new energy laboratory at Tsinghua University.
Mainly researching car engines and intelligent driving systems, he doesn’t know whether it will succeed, so he will plant a seed first.
You can earn money if you have results, and you won't lose if you don't have results. Just think of it as paying tuition and accumulating experience.
Eat something and try harder.
Don’t wait any longer. Let’s watch it tomorrow morning.
(End of this chapter)