Reborn with Consumption System

Now let’s talk about another matter—

I got word that The Guangfu Daily and The Magic Capital Daily want to sue ByteDance?

What’s Oriental Widespread Media Group up to?

Copyright cooperation is clearly mutually beneficial. Slowly negotiating would be fine, but jumping out to scare people in a hurry? Nonsensical!

Lidong, I’ll take care of those Magic Capital newspapers and media for you, you don’t need to worry about them.

If you have time to come to Magic Capital, I’ll arrange for you to sit down with Widespread Media Group’s CEO, Li Ruigang. As long as he gives the nod, the thousands of news media in Magic Capital will be your headline partners.

We have a relationship spanning over 30 years; he has to give me face, otherwise it won’t work.

I can’t really influence both Guang provinces; let Minghao come up with a plan for you guys."

Liu Minghao nodded with a smile, extremely confident as he replied: "My cousin is in charge of Guang province’s publicity department, overseeing The Guangfu Daily and other news media. It’s a perfect fit."

Concise and to the point, yet the content is absolutely bold!

Zhang Yiming and the others exchanged glances, feeling utterly shocked.

Oh my, what kind of a divine combination is this?

A young eccentric, paired with a top-level Magic Capital bigwig, and a top-tier lawyer from Red Circle Firm who’s also a descendant of a senior official?!

Come on, honestly, do we even match this lineup?!

Zhang Yiming was starting to question reality, no matter how he looked at it, the scene before him felt too surreal.

But actually...

Panzi has a negligible influence on Li Ruigang!

It’s true they knew each other 30 years ago—same high school. Then Panzi joined forces with Xiaodou to beat Gang Zi so badly his own mother didn’t recognize him...

Oh, and it’s said that in adulthood, they buried the hatchet with a laugh... Do you believe it?!

As for Liu Minghao, his cousin is indeed a leader in Guang province’s publicity department, parathesis (almost retired).

These two big talkers really dare to boast...

Can the matter be handled?

Definitely can, considering the level of connections, one way or another they will reach the right person.

Is it easy to handle?

Certainly not easy, it requires considerable effort and doesn’t always succeed.

But the field of investment and financing has always been like this.

Pulling in investments involves crazily storytelling, boasting, and persuading each opportunity counts, while funding institutions eagerly sketch grand visions, depress valuations, and plant traps in contracts...

Most web novel authors fabricate simplistic, smooth, and enjoyable negotiation processes, which are pure nonsense.

The reality is the poor PE tool-person earning over a million annual salary, constantly flying here and there for various research and preliminary communications, so exhausted they lost the mood for romantic evenings with their girlfriend, only to confidently charge into the investment committee meeting and end up being unexpectedly rejected...

Reasons?

Most of the time, there are no reasons.

Finding good projects is difficult, and even if found, no one can affirm it’s good, so investors and founders engage in a battle of wits and courage. All outcomes are normal.

What’s the most miserable?

The most miserable is when all the effort poured into a project is abruptly cut down, while one’s girlfriend, radiant with energy and blossoming with peach blossoms, isn’t idling around...

Therefore, most of these sharp people don’t seek girlfriends. When idle, they crazily inflate bidding prices, thoroughly troubling those ordinary fellows.

Ahem, back to the main topic.

Han Lie glanced sideways at Panzi.

He knew the unreliable past between his father-in-law and that CEO Li, so he didn’t believe a single word.

But good father-in-law didn’t know the crafty son-in-law had secured Gu Zicheng—a rank slightly lower than Li Ruigang, but still very reliable in terms of media influence.

So, while boasting cheerfully, in the end, it’s up to me to clean up the mess...

Ah, in the end, the biggest eagle bore it all...

Dog Lie was feeling a bit conflicted, but Zhang Yiming’s thoughts were even more complicated.

He and Zhang Lidong exchanged a quick glance, their thoughts echoed the same—they couldn’t afford to offend this suddenly emerging Tianhang!

If these people can sort things out for you, they can surely stir things up for you too.

Under normal circumstances, people with such influence wouldn’t be fixated on a mere new internet company with a valuation of 500 million, but who knows what kind of supernatural mishap this is?

Well then, disagreeing has become an impossibility!

When Panzi made it clear at this point, regardless of what they thought internally, there was practically no retreat.

"In principle, I agreed."

Zhang Yiming, straightforward by nature, once convinced, quickly made his decision.

"Teacher Han, your offer is inherently the best, and Tianhang can provide additional help to the company, I have no reason not to support you.

However..."

Han Lie perked up, waiting for Zhang Yiming’s "however."

Old Zhang lacked noteworthy management skills, in some ways, his management level didn’t surpass Zhou Shouzi who later took charge of TikTok.

Yet he has always been the soul of ByteDance, unchanged.

The highest-level management can’t compare to monumental charisma; that’s the answer.

And Zhang Yiming’s charisma lies in his ability to be idealistic, romantic yet practical, and sincere.

"However, we’re already at Series B; I can’t just accept investment from your company alone.

On one hand, I don’t intend for any institution to hold around 20% equity, even if they temporarily hand over voting rights to me.

On the other hand, I must bring in an internet capital firm to address issues like human resources, peer relations, communication channels, technology licensing, policy support, etc.

Therefore, the 20% equity distribution plan remains unchanged; how much you can acquire depends on their determination and how you communicate with them..."

Han Lie understood.

Bringing in another internet capital firm, taking 5% of the shares, wouldn’t affect Zhang Yiming’s control.

However, they could impact Han Lie’s influence within ByteDance.

In the end, Zhang Yiming still wants to keep one hand out for Han Lie.

After all, this kid has been too impressive; if he takes over 20% of shares, it’s somewhat risky.

Of course, the reasons Zhang Yiming presented were rather comprehensive.

"Alright."

Without much thought, Han Lie agreed to Zhang Yiming’s terms.

"I’ll take 15%, leave 5% for them to contend over, with the premium level unchanged, but I want the right to follow subsequent financing rounds."

Zhang Yiming raised his eyebrows, about to speak up, when Liu Minghao quickly interjected with his stance.

"This is the final decision, President Zhang, the detailed negotiations will be handled entirely by me. Teacher Han has hundreds of billions of funds to handle."

A bit forceful, yet very effective.

After all, Liu Minghao has a cousin in the publicity department; being a key player in Pudong himself, his deterrence is palpable.

Zhang Lidong found the suggestion acceptable, gave Zhang Yiming a look, and stepped in to smooth things over.

"Alright, let’s discuss details slowly. Now it’s time for celebration; come on, let’s have a couple of drinks!"

Zhang Nan also laughed, "Teacher Han offered us such great advice today; we must properly entertain him. Yiming, higher standards?"

"Set them to the highest!"

Zhang Yiming earnestly nodded.

Han Lie walked over directly, wrapped an arm around his shoulder, laughing generously and heartily.

"Initiation banquet, right? You guys pick the place, but I’ll decide how we drink. Nobody shall expect to stand walking back home today!"

Speaking of wealth, Han Lie, Panzi, and Liu Minghao are wealthier than the three Zhangs.

When it comes to feasting, Panzi knows very well the meaning of extravagant indulgence.

However, Han Lie didn’t scramble to arrange the dining; rather, he yielded the initiative to Zhang Yiming, blending into the team as a guest.

Moreover, he didn’t lose his own edge.

This subtlety makes people very comfortable.

Thus, Zhang Nan started making preparations, arranging a table at Magic Capital’s best eatery, Four Seasons Chinese Restaurant.

Once Han Lie phoned in Yu Ping’an and Manager Liu, the guy was utterly stunned.

"Weren’t we investigating? Did we already finish talks?!"

Han Lie casually flaunted, "I only work based on mood; I don’t quibble over trivial details. Just a few million US dollars, why bother fussing?"

Yu Ping’an was won over, gave a thumbs up, "Impressive!"

The matter was concluded, and everyone drank heartily.

Han Lie, wielding massive drinking capacity, floored the entire ByteDance team, leaving none unscathed.

Zhang Yiming, noticeably silly after drinking too much, sat upright, wearing a silly smile.

Today was a massive gain for him, definitely deserving of happiness.

With Han Lie, Pan Shengwu, and Liu Minghao’s Tianhang, it indeed was an excellent PE, and the equity held was minimal, without any hidden risks.

But...

Back at the hotel, Han Lie patted Liu Minghao on the shoulder, speaking meaningfully, "My task is done, Hao-ge, the rest is up to you..."

Liu Minghao leaned against the wall, lit a cigarette, leisurely puffed a smoke ring.

Then, a reserved smile appeared.

"Don’t worry, I’ll settle Shen Nanpeng and Lei Jun!"

Surrender 5%?!

Sorry, the word ’surrender’ never exists in my dictionary!