I woke up late in the morning and only wrote 2,000+. I tried to get 5,000+ in one chapter this afternoon. I'm sorry.

"So, before talking about Qutoutiao's latest development plan, I would like to explain in advance about Qutoutiao's B round financing." Qin Liang held a red laser pen in his hand and focused on the 'B round financing' on PPT.

Everyone here understands that Qin Liang called them over today, I'm afraid this is the ultimate goal, I have no money!

Sure enough, what Qin Liang said next just confirmed this point.

"Everyone, I'm very happy that after just 8 months of development, we have developed 90 million cumulative download users under various promotional, publicity channels and our reading cashing model."

"But it's precisely because of this, because there is no money on our Qutoutiao account!" Qin Liang looked apologetic.

To be precise, Qutoutiao's A round of financing was the last time Shang Fuhai joined in. He obtained 20% of the shares through funds and promotion resources, and poached a piece of meat from Qin Liang, Li Lei and two other investment companies.

Later, another investment was added, but it was obvious that the additional funds were facing nearly 90 million users who had made money, and that was awesome.

After Qin Liang finished speaking, Li Lei, the co-founder, also said: "The development of Qutoutiao has exceeded our imagination. Originally, we expected that the funds we held were enough for Qutoutiao to be used for about 18 months, but with the rapid growth of users, we lost it after only 8 months of use, which far exceeded our expected time. In this case, we had to make sacrifices, either continue to invest additionally or raise external financing."

But it is obvious that the PPT in front of me has been written, "Series B Financing", I believe that as long as you are not blind, you can see it.

This is considered a Ming card game.

Shang Fuhai didn't say a word, just sat there quietly, watching what was happening in front of him, and he knew that Qutoutiao's development trajectory was better than anyone here. He even knew that Qutoutiao would go public in the near future, but this time the B round of financing was indeed as Li Lei said just now, nearly one year ahead of the historical trajectory.

It is precisely because of this round of joining major capital parties that Qutoutiao’s listing financing has been slowly promoted, and they also used this listing channel to cash out their position.

Including Shang Fuhai, who first joined, he also made this idea, so Shang Fuhai was not opposed to foreign financing. On the contrary, he agreed.

But there is one thing, I'm afraid Qin Liang and Li Lei think he won't agree, so he sang the double act here one by one?

"Kevin, what do you think?" Shang Fuhai turned his head and asked Han Zhengyu in a low voice.

Han Zhengyu frowned and then stretched out: "Boss, they actually don't need to do this. From the perspective of investment, we will no longer force additional investment. There is no need to do this."

No matter how high the investment is, the ultimate goal is to make money, rather than holding a large number of meaningless stocks or shares in your own hands and waiting for the price.

Without more people reaching a consensus, the market will not recognize your value!

At this point, Han Zhengyu would not make such a mistake, and Shang Fuhai would not do it either.

If possible, Shang Fuhai will even dump all Qutoutiao before it is listed.

After Li Lei finished speaking, Qin Liang nodded and continued: "Yes, Qutoutiao's development has completely exceeded our expectations. In this regard, we all need to thank Dong Shang for his strong support. If we had not attracted traffic from short videos from photographers, we would not have developed so quickly."

Li Lei and the shareholder representatives of the other two investment companies also expressed their gratitude with a smile.

Shang Fuhai also responded to them with a smile: "Mr. Qin, has the time for the B round of financing been set? I plan to invite those people to participate? Do you need my help?"

"Dr. Shang, we plan to let go first, wait and see, and then close the net when the opportunity is right." Qin Liang said directly.

This means that they already have a plan and it doesn't matter if they don't need Shang Fuhai's help.

"Objectively speaking, I hope Qutoutiao can develop better so that we shareholders can make money. So if Mr. Qin needs any help from me, don't feel embarrassed. Our interests are one." Shang Fuhai emphasized.

After hearing this, Qin Liang couldn't help but look at Shang Fuhai more. Shang Fuhai's reaction was completely different from what he imagined.

But no matter what, Shang Fuhai's words are full of sincerity.

Immediately afterwards, Shang Fuhai interrupted and asked: "Mr. Qin, do Qutoutiao have any plans to go public in the short term?"

“…”

As Shang Fuhai's words came to an end, the small conference room suddenly became quiet.

Qin Liang and Li Lei looked at each other. They did have this plan, but they discussed it privately, and no one told me. Even the other two investment companies at Qutoutiao were not aware of it. What does Shang Fuhai mean when he asked this? Should he ask casually or could he ask?

"What does Gong Shang mean?" Li Lei asked.

Shang Fuhai looked at the two of them with some amusement, without any slight sensation on the surface, and he continued: "It's just going to the market. Our products are doing well, but in the end, they can only withdraw their value after they are on the market."

"That's right, Mr. Shang is right. Since Mr. Shang asked, let's talk about this matter today. I do have plans to seek Qutoutiao's listing in the short term. So from this aspect, we need to introduce new capital to support our products on the market."

That's right, what's the matter with hiding it?

"Mr. Qin, look at this. Before the B round of financing, I was the major shareholder of Paike Short Video and fought for Qutoutiao for a three-month promotion opportunity. Only when our users have accumulated downloads, the number of daily active users has increased, and the number of online users has been longer, so Qutoutiao is more valuable."

Shang Fuhai looks like I am very good and wholeheartedly developing the company.

He followed and said, "Of course, this promotion must be paid, but I can get a preferential price for Qutoutiao. What do you think?"

Han Zhengyu was about to give Shang Fuhai a thumbs up under the desk.

The boss is so smart. No matter what else, he will at least bring some business to the shooter's short videos first.

Qin Liang and Li Lei looked at each other, then looked at the other two shareholder representatives. What does Shang Fuhai mean?

During the discussion, time flies very quickly, and when Shang Fuhai arrived here, it was already very late, and it was noon before he knew it.

Unexpectedly, she understood what Shang Fuhai meant, so Li Lei stood up at the right time: "Everyone, it's already noon. Let's go eat something to cushion your stomach first, and then continue to discuss in the afternoon. What do you think?"
Chapter completed!